New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) The Delhi government on Tuesday blamed the AAP dispensation in Punjab for the toxic haze over the national capital, alleging that the neighbouring state forced farmers to burn a record amount of paddy stubble on Diwali night.

Delhi found itself enveloped in a thick grey haze, reduced visibility, and its air quality into the 'red zone' on Tuesday, the morning after Diwali which saw cracker-bursting way beyond the two-hour limit set by the Supreme Court.

Addressing a press conference, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accused the Aam Aadmi Party of "playing religion politics." The minister claimed that while AAP leaders "condemned the Delhi CM, the BJP and Sanatan Dharm followers over festival celebrations", the real reason behind the worsening air quality

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