Delhi-NCR Pollution: Environment Minister Blames Kejriwal for Turning Delhi into a 'Gas Chamber, Kejriwal Responds. Watch Video

Delhi-NCR Pollution: The Union Environment Minister sharply reprimanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday for his attempts to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the terrible levels of air pollution in the nation's capital and the rest of north India.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launched a brutal attack on Mr. Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), blaming the group for turning the nation's capital into a "gas chamber" and calling it a "scam."

There is no doubt over who has turned Delhi into a gas chamber, Bhupender Yadav

"As of today, Punjab, a state run by the AAP government, has seen an over 19% rise in farm fires over 2021. Haryana has seen a 30.6% drop. Just today, Punjab saw 3,634 fires. There is no doubt over who has turned Delhi into a gas chamber," Yadav posted a tweet.

"Scam is where AAP is. In the last 5 years, the Central Government gave ₹ 1,347 crore for crop residue management machines to Punjab. The state bought 1,20,000 machines. 11,275 of those machines have gone missing. Money utilisation shows clear incompetence," he claimed.

The Minister wrote, "Last year, ₹ 212 crore were left unspent. This year, the Central Govt gave Punjab ₹ 280 crore for crop residue management machines. So about ₹ 492 crore was available but the state govt chose to sit with the funds forcing helpless farmers to burn the crop residue." 

Targeting Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Mr. Yadav remarked, "The Chief Minister of Punjab has failed to even provide relief to farmers in his own turf of Sangrur. Last year (Sept 15-Nov 2) farm fires in Sangrur stood at 1,266. This year they have shot up by 139% rising to 3,025." 

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, had questioned PM Modi about the matter prior to the minister's accusations.
"Pollution is a problem of entire North India. UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is almost equal everywhere. Did Delhi-Punjab spread pollution all over the country? Why is the PM not calling a meeting of all states on this?" He informed the press.
"The centre is not helping the farmers, only filing FIRs against them. They rejected our proposal on tackling stubble burning. There is only politics going on about this, no one is talking about the solution." Mr. Kejriwal further added.

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Watch Kejriwal's accusations against Central Government:

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Paddy straw burning in neighbouring states is a significant factor in the alarming increase in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November, which also coincides with unfavourable climatic circumstances.

Before producing wheat and vegetables, farmers swiftly remove crop leftovers from their fields by setting them on fire.

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