Kiran Bedi On Delhi's Pollution Crisis: 'Why Is The Prime Minister Not Leading The Charge?'

Former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr. Kiran Bedi speaks on Delhi's severe air pollution crisis, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead a coordinated response similar to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explaining her changed stance on the need for the Prime Minister's intervention, Bedi states, 'I had to be a sufferer, a victim, to get the pinch'. She suggests the formation of a group of ministers, including the Union Home Minister, to ensure enforcement that the current Commission for Air Quality Management lacks. Bedi calls the current crisis a 'desperate situation' and notes her personal experience as a Delhi resident for the past two and a half years prompted her to speak out, contrasting it with her time in Pondicherry in 2017 when she did not feel the direct impact of the pollution.