‘Why are we becoming vishwaguru in air pollution?’ Kharge asks Modi government
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has criticized the Modi government over rising air pollution levels in Delhi. He accused the administration of using PR stunts and failing to implement effective long-term solutions to address the city's deteriorating air quality.
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Air pollution is a critical public health crisis in India, and the politicization of environmental data monitoring highlights tensions between central and opposition leadership.
New Delhi Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) targeted the BJP government at the Centre, asking why Delhi was becoming a ‘vishwaguru’ in air pollution and whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dare to give the nation "Hawa Ka Hisaab". https://www.thehindu.com/topic/indian-national-congress/ https://www.thehindu.com/topic/Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi/ Delhi is battling rising pollution levels after Diwali, with stubble burning in neighbouring states contributing to the deterioration. At peak of air pollution on Deepavali, data goes missing at several government monitoring stations in Delhi At peak of air pollution on Deepavali, data goes missing at several government monitoring stations in Delhi Missing PM2.5 data for several hours on CPCB website understated city’s pollution levels: experts; 227 PM2.5 observations were missing across 59 stations; govt.
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