AAP Leader's Delhi-Punjab Air Quality Video Sparks Fresh Face-Off With BJP

A political battle over air pollution between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP has taken a fresh turn, with an AQI-monitoring exercise by AAP leader Jarnail Singh triggering a video controversy.

What sparked it was Delhi BJP leaders questioning the date displayed on his pollution-monitoring machine.In an attempt to counter allegations that stubble burning in Punjab was contributing to Delhi's worsening air quality, Jarnail Singh travelled from Delhi towards Mohali, carrying an air-quality monitoring device and displaying readings at different locations, including Murthal in Haryana, Kurukshetra and Mohali in Punjab.His exercise was aimed at challenging the BJP's allegations against Punjab and highlighting the difference in pollution readings across the locations.

However, instead of remaining confined to AQI figures, the exercise turned into a political face-off over the authenticity of the readings, with the BJP pointing to what it claimed was an incorrect date on the monitoring device.Singh displayed a reading of around 600 for Delhi, followed by nearly 800 at Murthal…