Ajay Maken Objects to Removal of Air Pollution Hearing

Member of Parliament Ajay Maken formally objected to the Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs' decision to remove air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region from its November 17 meeting agenda. The original agenda, circulated on November 5, had scheduled a hearing with the Ministry of Home Affairs and other agencies to discuss the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan and the enforcement of regulatory measures.

A revised agenda issued on November 6 omitted the pollution topic, replacing it with discussions on narcotics control and drug trafficking. Maken urged Committee Chairperson Radha Mohan Das Agrawal to restore the hearing, characterizing the pollution crisis as a public-health emergency.

Chairperson Radha Mohan Das Agrawal stated he was unaware of Maken's letter and declined to publicly discuss the reasons for the agenda change.