The national capital, New Delhi, is shrouded in dense smog, with the visibility of its iconic landmark India Gate reduced to a faint silhouette. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has been consistently registering in the ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ range, prompting criticism from opposition parties and raising questions over monitoring integrity and remedial measures.

According to monitoring data, in key areas of Delhi and surrounding NCR regions, AQI levels have soared past 300-plus, entering the ‘very poor’ category, with occasional pockets reaching ‘severe’. The worsening air quality has coincided with visible smog blanketing the skyline and covering major thoroughfares.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has directly invoked the obscured India Gate to criticise the ruling government, asserting that

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