New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ)-led government for its handling of air pollution-related deaths, calling it "shocking insensitivity" and urging urgent reforms in air quality management.

In a statement, Jairam Ramesh highlighted that the government, in the Rajya Sabha on December 9, had claimed that "there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution." He pointed out that a similar claim had also been made by the government previously on July 29, 2024.

Jairam Ramesh highlighted the latest scientific evidence, which shows a worrying situation.

"In early July 2024, a study published ...