On the morning of October 31, 2024 — the day after Diwali — Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of a record - breaking 396. In comparison, today, on October 21, Delhi’s average AQI has been recorded at 356 -- Virendra Sachdeva

It is true that pollution levels in Delhi have increased. However, it is also a fact that reports of stubble burning in Punjab started coming in two to three days before the pollution rise began on October 17 - Virendra Sachdeva

Successive Congress & Arvind Kejriwal government did no concrete work to control pollution or improve the situation. And now, when the Rekha Gupta-led government is working in a planned manner to improve the pollution situation, AAP leaders — experts in making statements — are actively trying to worsen the situation. — Delhi BJP President

Delhi BJP President Shri Virendra Sachdeva stated that it is a welcome sign that firecrackers were burst in Delhi last night, yet there has been no significant negative impact on the air pollution situation in the region.

Shri Sachdeva further said — Leaders like Saurabh Bharadwaj are compelled to appease the Muslim community to secure their vote bank. This is why they continue to spread confusion among the public on one issue or another. Currently, AAP leaders are making statements blaming pollution increase on firecrackers and are calling for another ban on them.

Shri Virendra Sachdeva stated that without a doubt, the AQI — which rises every winter — will increase slightly this year as well.

On the morning of October 31, 2024 — the day after Diwali — Delhi had recorded an AQI of a record-breaking 396. Today, October 21, the city’s average AQI stands at 356.

He added that although Punjab’s farmers have been troubled by floods this year, now that the floodwaters have receded, they are working to clear their fields, which includes burning some stubble. Between October 11 and October 19, 2025, a total of 309 major stubble burning incidents were registered in Punjab.

It is shameful that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Punjab neither helped the farmers earlier to prevent stubble burning nor is it offering any assistance now to the flood-affected farmers to stop them from burning stubble.

The Delhi BJP President has said it is true that pollution levels in Delhi have risen, but it is also true that reports of stubble burning in Punjab began surfacing two to three days before the pollution levels started increasing on October 17.

He further said that neither the previous Congress governments nor the current Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi took any solid steps to control pollution or improve the situation. Now that Mrs. Rekha Gupta’s administration is working in a planned manner to improve the pollution scenario, AAP leaders — who are known for their statements — are actively trying to worsen the situation.

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