New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday accused the BJP-run Delhi Government of manipulating pollution data to suppress mandatory Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) restrictions, worsening the city's air quality crisis.
Bharadwaj alleged that the Supreme Court- mandated graded response framework has been undermined by data tampering, with pollution levels of 500-700 being reported as 300-400 to avoid enforcement. He added that both private and government construction sites continued operating despite GRAP Stage 3 prohibitions.
During a media interaction on Friday, Bharadwaj noted that the Supreme Court had set up an independent body- the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)- to m...