New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that even as the national capital struggles with rising pollution levels, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi are on foreign visits, failing to address New Delhi's urgent environmental crisis.

In a post shared on X, Kejriwal said, "Prime Minister in Oman, Leader of the Opposition in Germany, The country's capital in pollution."

Kejriwal's remarks come amid worsening air quality in Delhi, with several areas recording hazardous levels of pollution.

The National Capital Delhi overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 361 at around 1 pm today, placing it in the 'very poor' category, according to data from ...