Vijay Goel defends Gautam Gambhir, slams Kejriwal Government

Senior BJP leader Vijay Goel on Sunday commented on former cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir being criticised for not attending a meeting on Delhi pollution. Goel said, "Kejriwal Government did not do anything in five years for pollution. Gautam Gambhir was absent for a day. Now you decide who is responsible for pollution. People can't attend meetings sometimes because of their personal engagements. It is not a big deal."

Taking it to Twitter, Goel has stated, "Kejriwal government should be held accountable for the Odd-Even fraud." He further stated that "even the Supreme Court of India has noted the scheme's inconvenience."

Former cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir was criticised for attending the Test match at Indore instead of the high-level meeting on air pollution. The former Indian opener attended the first Test between India and Bangladesh at Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Friday and was slammed by the opposition for skipping an important meeting. Former Indian cricketer and commentator VVS Laxman had earlier shared pictures with Gautam Gambhir as the duo are seen eating 'pohe and jalebi' during the match.

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AAP criticises Gambhir

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took to Twitter to take a dig at Gautam Gambhir, who has been very vocal about the rising pollution levels in the country's capital and challenged Gautam Gambhir to stop playing the blame game and attend the meetings. Further, the AAP alleged that strict action should be taken on all the absentees as it amounts to contempt of court.   

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Delhi's AQI dips to 'poor'

The National capital has heaved a sigh of relief as the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved slightly on Sunday after being in the 'severe' category for five successive days. The AQI recorded on Sunday in Delhi and Noida was ‘poor’ while in Gurugram it was ‘very poor’. An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. Above 500 falls in the 'severe-plus emergency' category.

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