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 t attending a meeting on Delhi pollution. Goel said, "Kejriwal Government did t do anything in five years for pollution. Gautam Gambhir was absent for a day. w you decide who is responsible for pollution. People can't attend meetings sometimes because of ir personal engments. It is t a big deal."

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

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

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AAP criticises Gambhir

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

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Delhi's AQI dips to 'poor'

National capital has heaved a sigh of relief as Air Quality Index (AQI) improved slightly on Sunday after being in 'severe' category for five successive days. AQI recorded on Sunday in Delhi and ida 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 'severe-plus emergency' category.

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