Delhi’s so-called “clean-air” march is far from an environmental movement. What unfolded on the streets was a mobilisation hijacked by Urban Naxal networks — from posters glorifying Maoist commanders to chilli-spray assaults on police. The same groups leading the march are also accused of shielding a sexual-assault case within their own circle. This was not a citizen-led pollution protest, but a coordinated political agenda wrapped in the language of environmentalism.
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Rao Narbir Singh said that most devices cannot display readings beyond 500 AQI, even when the actual pollution may be far higher.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked the Centre to take action to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR, saying the children and elderly are suffering.
The winter session commenced on Monday and will conclude on December 19.
Delhi's air quality improved significantly on Thursday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 299 at 8 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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