Priyanka Gandhi: on LoP bringing up the problem of air pollution in LS “The government has agreed to discuss.”

Priyanka Gandhi: Congress MP Vadra said that everyone, including the administration, has agreed to talk about air pollution after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi brought up the topic in the Lok Sabha (LoP) on Friday.

“I think everyone agreed on it,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told reporters outside the House. Additionally, the administration has said that it is prepared to talk. It is necessary to create an action plan. Now that pollution is steadily rising, it is sufficient. We must talk about this like we talk about other things. There should be a tangible result. If the government creates and executes an action plan, that will be beneficial.

“I brought up the pollution issue in the House,” said Rahul Gandhi. Since children are impacted and individuals have illnesses like cancer, everyone can agree on this issue. To demonstrate to the nation that we can cooperate, I proposed that there be a consensus-building conversation with expert input rather than a blame game.

Rahul Gandhi brought up the issue of air pollution earlier in the day in the Lok Sabha, calling on the government to develop a thorough, time-bound plan to enhance the quality of the air in Indian cities.

“A layer of toxic air covers the majority of our cities. Gandhi highlighted the serious health effects of polluted air, saying, “Millions of children suffer from lung diseases, people are getting cancer, and the elderly are struggling to breathe.”

He said that people of all political parties are equally concerned about the problem.

He said, “There is full agreement between the government and the opposition on this issue,” promising complete collaboration in creating a coordinated action plan.

“The Prime Minister should present a plan for every city outlining how, in the next five or ten years, we can make significant progress — even if the problem cannot be fully resolved at once,” Gandhi said, calling for an urgent debate in Parliament.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 331 at 7 a.m., putting the city back in the “very poor” category. With an AQI of 405, Jahangirpuri was found to be the most severely afflicted area in the nation’s capital, placing it in the “severe” zone.