NEW DELHI: Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Tuesday wrote to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, holding his government responsible for the capital’s deteriorating air quality.In a 15-page letter, LG Saxena said, “11 years of neglect and criminal inaction on you and your Government’s part are responsible for the emergency air situation in the Capital”.However, Delhi is currently governed by BJP chief minister Rekha Gupta.
Delhi LG’s letter to the former chief minister comes against the backdrop of the capital’s persistent and severe air pollution crisis.During his tenure, AAP supremo Kejriwal grappled with similar hazardous air-quality levels and, much like the BJP’s poll manifesto, had pledged an aggressive push to curb pollution in the city.In February this year, the Aam Aadmi Party suffered a major setback, losing the elections to the BJP, paving the way for the saffron party to return to power in Delhi after 26 years.AAP is now reduced to governing only Punjab under chief minister Bhagwant Mann after its loss in Delhi.
