The political turmoil over increasing air pollution in the capital Delhi has intensified. After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), now Congress has also targeted the Rekha Gupta government of Delhi. On Wednesday, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Devendra Yadav visited Lok Nayak (LNJP) Hospital and met patients and their families suffering from health problems related to pollution. During this, he accused the Delhi government of completely failing to control pollution.
'The government left the people at the mercy of God'
After meeting the patients in the hospital, Devendra Yadav said that the situation in Delhi is becoming increasingly serious due to pollution, but no concrete steps have been taken by the government to control it.
He claimed that the number of patients suffering from pollution related diseases has increased in the last few days. Yadav said that the pollution situation is very bad since Diwali and the government has left people to God.
The Congress President also raised questions on the public transport system. He said that during the tenure of the Congress government, public transport was strengthened and LPG was promoted. On the contrary, at present, due to lack of buses and slow speed of metro, people are dependent on private vehicles, due to which pollution is increasing.
Government challenged for running cruise in Yamuna
Devendra Yadav also targeted the Delhi government regarding the preparations for Chhath Puja and the cleaning of Yamuna. He alleged that the government is busy in publicity by building VIP Ghats, while common people have to worry about basic facilities during Chhath Puja.
Taking a dig at the plan of running a cruise in Yamuna, he challenged the government to run a cruise from Sonia Vihar to Okhla. This will reveal the real situation of river cleanliness.
BJP-AAP cornered over stubble smoke
Yadav also cornered BJP and Aam Aadmi Party on the issue of increasing pollution in Delhi due to stubble burning. He said that governments changed, but the process of blaming each other and making excuses for pollution continues. He raised the question that when will the people of Delhi get relief from the poisonous air and when will the government take concrete steps to stop pollution.
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