Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has intensified the political blame game over the capital’s escalating air pollution crisis , strongly criticising the opposition’s approach to the problem while defending the measures taken by the Delhi government. Speaking exclusively with CNN-News18, Sirsa dismissed the idea that the city’s toxic Air Quality Index (AQI) can be reduced through quick fixes and pointed a direct accusatory finger at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab regarding farm fires.

The BJP leader categorically rejected the notion of artificially reducing AQI figures, stating, “There is no artificial way to reduce AQI. The purpose of sprinkling water is dust mitigation; if dust mitigation happens, the AQI will come down on its own." This statement serves

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