BJP demands closure of schools up to Class 5 to protect kids from air pollution in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged Delhi government to close all schools up to the fifth grade due to the deteriorating air quality in the national capital.

Delhi experienced its first dense fog of the season, accompanied by "very poor" air quality. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 366 at 9am.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva emphasized the need to safeguard children from the hazardous air quality , urging the closure of both private and government schools up to class five.

He asserted the Delhi government's failure to control pollution, highlighting that PM 2.5 levels had exceeded 400 and PM 10 levels had surpassed 1,000.

Sachdeva stated, "Delhi has become a gas chamber where everyone is coughing and complaining of trouble in breathing."

He further pointed out that children and the elderly were the most vulnerable to air pollution and alleged a lack of government clinics providing medication to combat its harmful effects.

He demanded immediate action to distribute protective medicines to the public.