Firecracker ban flouted; AAP government should accept it has 'failed' to curb pollution: BJP

Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana claimed that the air quality index was in the "hazardous" category on the day of the festival and on October 25.

BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga shared on social media several videos of people defying the firecracker ban on Deepavali to take a dig at the AAP government, while his party said the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation should accept that it has "failed" to curb pollution.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana claimed that the air quality index (AQI) was in the "hazardous" category on the day of the festival and on October 25.

According to forecasting agencies, the air quality in Delhi on the morning after Deepavali was recorded in the ''very poor'' category but the situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions which diluted the effect of firecrackers and stubble burning.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.

Using the hashtag ' DhuaHuaKejriwal', Mr. Bagga, among several videos, shared on Twitter clips of a boy and some other people bursting firecrackers.

In the run up to Deepavali, the BJP leaders had targeted the Delhi government over the complete ban on firecrackers, dubbing the Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation "anti-Hindu".