India, Jan. 18 -- Former member of parliament (MP) and New Delhi candidate from Congress Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday said that the Delhi government is directly responsible for the rising level of air and water pollution in the national capital.

Dikshit was at a press conference at the Delhi Congress office on Saturday when he presented data on public transport, sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants, and the pollution in Yamuna. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) mismanagement in these areas has led to the air and water pollution in Delhi.

"The issue of pollution really hit me when during our door-to-door outreach, common people, including those from lower socio-economic backgrounds started pointing out how their health w...