Delhi air pollution: AAP slams Delhi govt for alleged air quality data ‘manipulation’

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi of allegedly manipulating air quality data during the Deepavali festival. Delhi president of the AAP, Saurabh Bharadwaj, expressed concern over the government's shutdown of air quality monitoring stations. He questioned how citizens could trust a government that engages in data fraud.

Data from several monitoring stations operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) were unavailable for hours during the peak pollution period following the bursting of firecrackers. This raises concerns that the actual spike in pollution could have been higher than reported. The AAP had previously accused the BJP government of manipulating AQI data by spraying water on monitoring stations, alleging that such actions are not only corrupt but also life-threatening.