Overview
- Virendra Sachdeva said Delhi’s average AQI was about 310 on Monday and contrasted it with November 3 readings of 382 in 2024, 468 in 2023 and 450 in 2022 to question AAP’s stance.
- He accused Saurabh Bharadwaj and Manish Sisodia of spreading lies and of promoting an organisation that calls Delhi a “gas chamber.”
- Sachdeva defended Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s election travel to Bihar as routine political activity, citing trips by Bhagwant Mann, Atishi and Gopal Rai as precedent.
- He asserted residents have seen air quality improve in recent years and said the BJP government and the environment minister are working with environmental experts.
- On Tuesday, BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor repeated the AQI comparison while Congress leader Devender Yadav criticized the Delhi government over pollution and launched a citywide mask distribution.