India, Nov. 9 -- Delhi's pollution crisis, which worsened after Diwali firecrackers on Sunday night, triggered a political slugfest on Monday, with labour minister Kapil Mishra alleging that some people deliberately caused farm fires in the adjoining state of Punjab.

Flagging a 'conspiracy' behind high number of farm fires in Punjab on Sunday evening, Mishra claimed that the Aam Admi Party members from Delhi, who were allegedly in Punjab, may have been behind the conspiracy to pollute the national capital.

"A targeted campaign has been launched to defame Diwali and Sanatan. I want to urge Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to investigate the 1,200 fires that broke out yesterday evening and file FIRs. Check the phone records of the Aam ...