Published 16:51 IST, November 16th 2019

Govt should have paid as much attention to pollution as it did to Article 370: Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday hit out at the government over the pollution crisis in Delhi

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Senior Congress leer Kapil Sibal on Saturday hit out at government over pollution crisis in Delhi, saying Centre should have paid as much attention to poor air quality as it did in dealing with Article 370. national capital witnessed a dip in pollution levels on Saturday morning even as air quality in city remained in "severe" category.

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"Nature is punishing us for our own misdemeaurs. We have ourselves jeopardised our fundamental right to brea. Forget odd prescriptions. Let's be even in our solutions," Sibal said in a tweet, in an apparent swipe at Delhi government's odd-even ro rationing scheme.

"Was politics behind Article 370 more important than our right to brea clean air? Our Government should have paid as much attention to air pollution as it did in dealing with Article 370!" former Union minister said, referring to abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in August and steps taken by central government following that action.

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16:39 IST, November 16th 2019