Delhi’s skies are turning gray once more, and BJP’s Harish Khurana isn’t holding back. In a blistering attack, the senior leader accused Aam Aadmi Party of deliberately avoiding any substantive debate on the pollution emergency gripping the city. ‘They’re experts at photo-ops with plants but cowards when it comes to discussing their failures,’ Khurana declared during a media briefing.
The timing couldn’t be more critical. As Diwali approaches and farm fires loom on the horizon, Delhi’s air is already hazardous. Khurana dissected AAP’s decade-long rule, from the poisoned Yamuna to the garbage mountains at landfills like Ghazipur. He ridiculed their much-touted initiatives – from free bus rides to subsidized electricity – as distractions from core environmental mismanagement.
Drawing parallels with neighboring states, Khurana praised BJP’s proactive steps: drone surveillance on stubble burners, subsidized crop residue machines, and stricter industrial norms. ‘Why can’t AAP replicate these successes? Because they prefer blame games over governance,’ he asserted. The challenge for a public debate lays bare AAP’s discomfort, especially with independent reports indicting Delhi’s contribution to its own smog via vehicular emissions and dust.
Public outrage is mounting as schools shift online and masks become mandatory. Khurana urged citizens to demand answers, warning that AAP’s silence speaks volumes. As opposition ramps up pressure, the pollution debate could prove pivotal, exposing the chasm between AAP’s green rhetoric and the stark reality of Delhi’s toxic haze. Will Kejriwal step up, or continue the evasion?