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Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party had blamed Uttar Pradesh buses for pollution in Delhi, and now it seems, they are ready to blame Hindu festival Diwali.

The two parties drew a blank in the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital with BJP winning all the seven Lok Sabha seats. While AAP contested four of seven seats, Congress put up candidates on three seats. 

While AAP leaders are blaming Diwali and Hindus for poor AQI in Delhi, the farmers in Punjab have resumed stubble burning

Last week, Minister Gopal Rai said that BS3 petrol and BS4 diesel vehicles coming from Uttar Pradesh have been contributing to the deterioration of the air quality index in the national capital. Rai’s statement came after Anand Vihar’s AQI touched 999 making it extremely hazardous.

Gopal Rai said, "The stubble burning in Punjab this year is halved as compared to the last year. Punjab's stubble smoke does not have as much impact on Delhi as that of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh."

Gopal Rai is not the first minister in the Delhi government to point fingers at other states rather than solving the air pollution issue in Delhi.

The Apex court wondered why the Delhi government made work-from-home for adults but children have to attend the school despite high air pollution

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that some people in Delhi burst firecrackers on purpose, and BJP was behind this

Delhi govt has sent a letter to Bihar govt asking them to pay the cost of tickets of migrants returning to Bihar from Delhi

AAP maintains stunned silence as fire in Delhi's transport department burns all documents.