Politics · India · 8 hrs ago
AAP accuses Delhi government of manipulating air quality data
The AAP accused Delhi’s BJP government of manipulating pollution data after several government-run monitoring stations stopped providing readings during Diwali night.
The disruption happened in New Delhi, as people set off firecrackers beyond the Supreme Court’s 10 p.m.
deadline.
Official readings showed PM2.5 reached 66 times the WHO’s 24-hour guideline in parts of the city before falling early Monday.
Because readings from several stations were unavailable for hours at the pollution peak, the actual spike may have been higher.
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said the monitors were shut down deliberately and called the data handling a fraud.
AAP says it had written to the Commission for Air Quality Management and the Central Pollution Control Board about alleged manipulation.
The agencies’ response is not stated, and the accusations have not been established as fact.
The Aam Aadmi Party accused Delhi’s BJP-led government of manipulating air quality data by shutting down monitoring stations.
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said data from several Delhi Pollution Control Committee stations were unavailable for hours during the pollution peak after Deepavali.
Official data showed PM2.5 levels in parts of Delhi reached 66 times the World Health Organization’s recommended 24-hour guideline.
AAP said it had written to the Commission for Air Quality Management and the Central Pollution Control Board about the alleged manipulation.
The article did not include a response from the Delhi government to the allegations.
- Who
- The Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP-led Delhi government.
- What
- AAP alleged that the government manipulated air quality data by shutting down monitoring stations.
- When
- The allegation was made on November 9, 2026, after Deepavali night.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- AAP said data from several monitoring stations was unavailable for hours during the pollution peak, raising the possibility that the actual spike was higher.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
People burst firecrackers in Delhi on Deepavali night, while several DPCC monitoring stations were unavailable for hours during the pollution peak.
PM2.5 levels in parts of Delhi gradually declined after reaching a reported peak of 66 times the WHO’s recommended 24-hour guideline.
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the Delhi government of shutting down monitoring stations and manipulating air quality data.
- Alleging party
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Delhi chief
- Saurabh Bharadwaj
- Monitoring body
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
- PM2.5 peak
- 66 times the WHO’s recommended 24-hour guideline
- Allegation date
- November 9, 2026
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What people are saying
The government which shuts down air quality monitoring stations on the night of Diwali, the government that does data fraud, how will you trust such a government?
The government is doing the fraud openly. We had written to the CAQM and CPCB (about the data manipulation). But everyone is silent. This is because everyone is part of this fraud.