Atishi blames fires in Hry, UP, MP, Raj for bad air-but defends Pjb numbers
Hindustan Times|November 19, 2024
On Monday, a day that Delhi's air quality index (AQI) reading reached a five-year high of 494, chief minister Atishi blamed the Capital's toxic air on farm fires in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh all Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states - and alleged that the Centre's "inaction" has worsened the situation.
Atishi blames fires in Hry, UP, MP, Raj for bad air-but defends Pjb numbers

To be sure, Atishi's statement came on a day that Punjab recorded 1,251 new instances of farm fires more than the 1,118 such incidents in Haryana across the entire winter season.

In total, Punjab has recorded 9,655 farm fires this season. Atishi said that stubble burning incidents in the agrarian state ruled by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were on a decline.

The BJP hit back, asking Atishi to re-check her data.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 19, 2024 من Hindustan Times.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 19, 2024 من Hindustan Times.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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