Political War Between AAP and BJP Over Delhi Pollution

A political row has erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding the rising pollution in Delhi and incidents of stubble burning. Both parties have come face-to-face due to the deteriorating air quality in Delhi. According to an India Today report, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has strongly refuted the claims made by Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa. Sirsa had claimed that stubble burning in Punjab is creating a pollution crisis in Delhi, which has been proven false by Mann.

Responding to these allegations, Bhagwant Mann stated that such accusations are being levelled even before the harvest season to defame Punjab and hide the failures of Delhi. The controversy escalated when Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that Punjab Police personnel had assisted in burning agricultural waste. However, the Aam Aadmi Party has rejected these allegations, clarifying that the police personnel were working to extinguish fires rather than burning waste.

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