Amritsar-Aam Aadmi Party Punjab’s chief spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government and the Delhi government over the worsening pollution levels in Delhi. He said that for several years, as part of a well-planned conspiracy, the central government, and now even the Delhi government, has been blaming the farmers of Punjab for Delhi’s pollution and defaming them, but now the truth of both these governments has come out in front of everyone.
Addressing the media during a press conference on Tuesday, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the data presented yesterday in the Lok Sabha by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has made everything clear. The Union Minister himself informed the House that stubble burning incidents in Punjab have reduced by up to 90%. This statement proves that the way the BJP and the Delhi government have been creating noise by holding Punjab solely responsible for Delhi’s pollution was completely false and politically motivated.
Dhaliwal said that the truth is that the main reason behind Delhi’s rising pollution is its own industrial waste. He said that the reputed organization working on environmental issues, CSE (Centre for Science and Environment), has also clearly stated in its report that the real cause of Delhi’s pollution is industrial waste and the smoke emitted from fires in the mountains of garbage.
Dhaliwal held the Delhi government directly responsible for this. He questioned Delhi’s Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Environment Minister Manjinder Sirsa, asking them to tell the people of Delhi: "when stubble burning in Punjab has become negligible, then who is responsible for Delhi’s pollution now?"
Dhaliwal also cornered the central government over the issue of floods in Punjab and said that earlier the Centre blamed Punjab for the floods. The Centre argued that the state faced floods due to uncleared drains and illegal mining. But the statements given in the House by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav have exposed this lie as well. Dhaliwal said that the Union Minister clearly admitted that the floods in Punjab were caused solely by a natural disaster, not because of mining or anything else.
Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the statements of the Union Minister have made it clear that the BJP-led central government and the Delhi government were jointly defaming the people of Punjab and the hardworking farmers of the state. Now the people of Punjab and the entire country know the truth and who was conspiring against Punjab.