New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- A political row kicked off on Friday after Opposition leaders hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led governments at the Centre and state over air pollution in Delhi.

In a post on X, leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "silence" on the "health emergency" in the national capital and across the country. Gandhi also pressed for a full discussion on the issue in winter session of Parliament.

"Every mother I meet tells me the same thing: her child is growing up breathing toxic air. They are exhausted, scared and angry. Modi ji, India's children are choking in front of us. How can you stay silent? Why does your government sh...