Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said air quality readings cannot be fudged and accused AAP of spreading misinformation.
- Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Delhi’s 40 continuous stations are fully automatic and tamper‑proof with monitoring by DPCC, CPCB and IMD and simultaneous publication across platforms.
- Sirsa attributed recent improvements in readings to enforcement drives and measures such as sprinkling water on roads.
- AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj earlier released video he says shows MCD tankers spraying near a sensor and alleged several stations went offline on Diwali night.
- The articles report no independent audit verifying or disproving AAP’s claims, while Congress leader Devender Yadav criticized the government’s pollution response.