New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has strongly criticized the AAP for its alleged failure to curb pollution during its decade-long rule in the capital. In a statement Sirsa said that the AAP government "did nothing to prevent pollution, only added poison to the air," and tried to "hide its failures behind politics, publicity, and propaganda."

Sirsa asserted that the AAP leadership is uncomfortable with the visible progress being made under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's government, which, he said, has been "taking continuous steps for the past seven months to reduce pollution." He added, "The damage caused by AAP's ten years of neglect cannot be fixed in seven months, but our government is working tirel...