Anti-Pollution Protests: Congress Criticises Government over Detention of Protesters Demanding Clean Air

Anti-pollution protests: Congress criticises government over detention of protesters demanding clean air

Congress criticizes the government for detaining protesters at India Gate demanding urgent action on deteriorating air quality in Delhi.

‘Breathing is killing us’: Dozens detained in rare clean-air protest at New Delhi’s India Gate

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 — Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region.Yesterday’s protest by crowds of all ages holding banners and chanting slogans before police bundled them away was a scarce event, even though Delhi and the national capital region have battled such fumes every winter…

Delhi-NCR AQI Live Updates: Cong slams govt over detention of protesters demanding clean air

Delhi-NCR AQI, Pollution Level Today Live News Updates: Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the iconic India Gate is on Kartavya Path - so named by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

"Air pollution affecting crores of Indians, but govt which came to power through vote chori...": Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Centre for targeting citizens protesting against rising air pollution at Delhi's India Gate on Sunday, asserting that the "right to clean air" is a fundamental human right and that peaceful demonstrators should not be treated as criminals.

Delhi Police Crackdown On Largest Air Pollution Protest Since Pandemic

DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month.  The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […]

Delhi Pollution Protest Ends In Detentions As Citizens Call For Urgent Clean-Air Action - Goemkarponn

New Delhi: A peaceful demonstration at India Gate on Sunday turned tense when police detained several protesters, including children, as Delhi’s air quality index climbed to 370 in the “very poor” category. Residents, parents, students and environmental groups had gathered with placards demanding decisive action on the city’s recurring winter pollution crisis. Protesters said the worsening air quality had become a public health emergency and cri…