Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Covid-19 situation is deteriorating in Delhi due to the rising air pollution as he appealed to people not to burst firecrackers, and join him and his ministers instead in a ‘Laxmi Pujan’ programme to be organised by the AAP government this Diwali.
Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said he along with his cabinet ministers will perform ‘Laxmi Pujan’ at 7:39 p.m. on Nov. 14 and urged Delhiiites to join them from their homes by watching it on television and online mode and perform the rituals at the same time.
The chief minister said that at present, Delhi has been facing two issues — the Covid-19 pandemic and the rising air pollution — and added that the AAP government is making all efforts to deal with the situation.
“The Covid-19 situation is deteriorating in Delhi due to rising air pollution,” he said while appealing to…
