Govt pins pollution lapses on AAP

Amid worsening air quality and rising political heat over pollution, the Delhi government on Thursday blamed the previous AAP-led administration for failing to carry out key pollution-control measures, saying the neglect has made the current challenge more difficult to address.

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Delhi minister Parvesh Verma made the remarks during a press conference, presenting a list of unfinished tasks that he said should have been completed over the past decade.

“Ifthe AAP government had even done half of these tasks, we would have had to do only the remaining ones. But they have not done even a single task in the last 11 years,’ Verma said, accusing former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of misleading the people of Delhi.

‘The list cited by the government included removal of garbage dumps, development of parks, repair of footpaths, e-waste and plastic waste management, road cleaning, sewage treatment, and rejuvenation of the Yamuna. Verma said pollu-