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Parliament Winter Session: Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), on the third day of the Winter Session of Parliament, entered the premises wearing gas masks to protest against the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi, demanding an immediate discussion on the issue in the House.

Senior Congress leader and MP, Deepender Singh Hooda, who participated in the gas mask protest outside Parliament on Wednesday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the lead and take urgent and concrete action to tackle the deadly air pollution crisis, which is affecting millions in Delhi-NCR.

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Speaking to news agency ANI, Hooda said, “A situation has arisen today where we are forced to inhale this poisonous air here. We demand that this issue be taken seriously and that the PM come forward on it. A group of CMs of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan should be formed and a detailed plan with budget allocation should be made to deal with air pollution in Delhi NCR.”

He proposed forming a Chief Ministers' Group, involving Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Rajasthan, to develop a detailed plan with budget allocation to efficiently tackle air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region

“Pollution has become deadly and it has become difficult to breathe without this mask. I have given a motion of suspension of business notice to have a discussion on this issue,” Hooda added.

Delhi AQI Today

Delhi continues to grapple with the severe air pollution crisis, with 14 out of 40 monitoring stations recording Air Quality Index (AQI) above 400, firmly within the ‘severe’ bracket. The air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday morning, registering an overall AQI of 376 at 7 AM, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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The area around India Gate and Kartavya Path was engulfed in a thick layer of toxic smog, with its AQI recorded at 356, placing it in the 'Very Poor' category. Several monitoring stations also reported dangerously high readings in the 'Very Poor' range, including Burari (396), Dwarka (377), Alipur (366), Aya Nagar (360), and Dhaula Kuan (303), underscoring the serious and pervasive nature of the pollution crisis.

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