The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national spokesperson Raghav Chadha on Wednesday wrote a letter to the apex anti-pollution body Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), asking it to "take a leaf out" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi, the Prime Minister's constituency, that recorded 'high levels' of pollution.
In a letter to CPCB chairperson S P S Parihar, Chadha said, "It is distressing to note that PM's own parliamentary constituency should suffer from apathy, inefficient governance and ineffective policies that have led it to the national hall of shame".
Chadha advised CPCB to "take a leaf out" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi.
"I am sure the CPCB's concerns are at par if not more for the people of Varanasi as for the people of Delhi and you will find it timely to hold the erring parties accountable," Chadha said, taking a dig at the CPCB.
"We recognise that air pollution doesn't understand or limit itself along state territorial boundaries and there are internal and external factors contributing to air pollution levels. It must be noted that the people of a landlocked Delhi are facing the brunt of complete apathy on the part of neighbouring state Governments," he said. "The courage or the willingness to curb stubble burning in neighbouring states of Delhi has been absent," he added.
