nDelhi Congress has termed the decision of Delhi Government to implement the odd-even scheme in November, to divert the attention of the people from other pressing problems affecting the people.

Delhi Congress working president Haroon Yusuf alleged that Kejriwal has not fulfilled any of the measures to combat air pollution since implementation of the 'Odd-Even scheme' in 2016.

Yusuf said that everyone knows that what had happened after the last odd-even scheme implemented by the Kejriwal Government in 2016.

"There were lots of discussions on various forums on the odd-even scheme but the

people of Delhi know how much it brought down the pollution levels in Delhi," he said, adding that Kejriwal then said the main reason for air pollution in Delhi was the stubble burning in neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. 

Yusuf also wondered why the Kejriwal Government did not do anything earlier to prevent crop residue burning if it held to be the major cause of air pollution in winters.

 He said the Chief Minister had also promised that the 1,400 km of PWD roads in Delhi will be cleaned by mechanical sweepers and water will be sprinkled on it, but the people of Delhi are yet to witness it.

Delhi Congress working president Rajesh Lilothia also questioned the decision of the AAP government, saying that dust was major culprit contributing 56 per cent to air pollution in the city. Vehicular pollution contributed only 14 per cent to it, he said.

"It is yet another ploy to divert attention of the people from other pressing problems affecting Delhi. Kejriwal thinks that like a magician who waves his magic wand to create illusions, he can remove the pollution and traffic problems in Delhi by bringing back the odd-even scheme," he said in a statement.

Lilothia said the Government has been collecting Rs 700 to Rs 2,500 per vehicle for entering Delhi as environment compensation charge and it has collected over Rs 1,500 crore on this account.

He further said that when the Congress Government, headed by Sheila Dikshit was in power in Delhi, a campaign "Meri Dilli, Hari Bhari Dilli" was started to improve the green cover in the Capital and also to reduce pollution but the green cover has been drastically reduced during the AAP Government as 1,60,000 trees have been cut in the last four and a half years, exposing Delhi to severe air pollution.