Air Pollution: Supreme Court warns Delhi govt over 'lame excuses & passing the buck'

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Delhi government over the issue of rising pollution in the Capital.

The court slammed the Arvind Kejriwal government for coming up with "lame excuses" and "passing the buck" on the pollution emergency.

The court warned the Delhi government that if it continued with its "lame excuses:, it will be forced to hold an audit of the govt revenue earnings and the "amount it is spending on popularity slogans".

The Delhi government on Monday submitted an affidavit in the top court listing steps it is taking to control pollution. Unhappy with the government response, the Supreme Court said that Delhi govt affidavit is all about bashing farmers and how the entire cause is stubble burning.

"We have come to the conclusion that stubble burning is not the major cause of pollution and now it contributes to only 10% to Delhi's air pollution", the court noted.

The court said that major culprits of air pollution are transport, industries, vehicular traffic apart from stubble burning in some areas, and asked the Delhi government what steps it is taking to curb those.