CM Kejriwal in credit tug-of-war over Delhi anti-pollution measures

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has taken a jibe at Union Minister Prakash Javadekar alleging that the Centre was taking the credit for reducing pollution levels in the National Capital. 

The AAP supremo claimed that the Union Minister had given all the credit to the Centre for development in the national capital.

"Leave pollution, I have already said that all credit to bring development in Delhi goes to the Centre, including making the state-capital dengue free, providing cheap electricity and establishment of Mohalla clinics," he said sarcastically .

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A tussle for credit

Asking the Centre to reduce Crop burnings in the state, Delhi CM said, "reduce crop burning emissions from Haryana and Punjab." He was responding to Union Minister Javadekar's claim that the people of New Delhi will not be fooled by the claims of those who are taking credit for reducing the pollution levels, which was a result of the Centre's action.

"The Centre is fighting the problem of pollution, that is our only concern. We believe that people will not get confused by the claims of others who want to take credit," Javadekar said while responding to a question regarding the advertisements by the Delhi government in which the State government is taking the credit for reducing the level of pollution in the state.

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While addressing the media in New Delhi on Monday, Prakash Javadekar emphasised that the Central government's decision to build the eastern and western express highways had made a big difference to the air quality in New Delhi.

"We have created two bypasses at the cost of Rs 17,000 crores, the eastern and western express highway, and these have made a big difference to the air quality. It was the Centre's job and this has made it possible that 40,000 undestined vehicles are now not entering Delhi," he said. 

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(With inputs from ANI)