India, Nov. 4 -- Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday claimed that Delhi experienced the cleanest day of the year due to the efforts of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Sirsa reacted to the post by Rahul Gandhi, which slammed the BJP government and raised concern over the worsening air quality in Delhi.

In an X post, Gandhi said that since the Centre and the National capital are both ruled by the BJP, people expect clean air instead of excuses.

Reacting to the comments, Delhi environment minister also hit back, saying that Delhi's air quality declined during the rule of Congress and failed to improve during the rule of its ally Aam Aadmi Party.

In a post on his X handle, Rahul Gandhi said that the air in Delhi is becom...