Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 10: Scores of residents, parents, and children gathered near India Gate on Sunday, holding placards that read “Smog se Azadi” and “Breathing is killing me”, as Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) touched 370 — firmly in the “very poor” category.

“This is a health emergency, not a blame game. Trial and error has failed our children. The government must deliver a clean-air policy now,” said a protester, echoing the frustration shared by hundreds braving the toxic haze.

“The rich can buy air purifiers or flee to the hills, but what about us? We have to fight every winter just to breathe,” said another protester, waving a handmade banner reading, “Hawa sarkari nahi, sabka hai” — air isn’t government property, it belongs to everyone.

Jyothsna

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