AAP criticizes BJP after 4 MLAs expelled for mask protest over Delhi’s pollution. Jarnail Singh calls it intimidation. Read more.
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has strongly criticized the BJP-led Delhi government after four of its MLAs were expelled from the Assembly for raising concerns about the city’s worsening air pollution. The incident has sparked political outrage and raised questions about democratic functioning in the capital.
Jarnail Singh, AAP MLA, condemned the move on X , saying, “The Rekha Gupta government of Delhi got scared just by our masks. When questions were raised about Delhi’s polluted air, BJP got nervous and, through its Speaker, got 4 AAP MLAs expelled from the House.”
दिल्ली की रेखा गुप्ता सरकार हमारे मास्क से ही डर गई।
जब दिल्ली की प्रदूषित हवा पर सवाल पूछे गए तो BJP घबरा गई और अपने स्पीकर के ज़रिए आम आदमी पार्टी के 4 विधायकों को सदन से निष्कासित करवा दिया।
— @JarnailSinghAAP जी, AAP MLA pic.twitter.com/gc0DaqqWjM
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) January 5, 2026
The expulsion came after the AAP MLAs wore masks inside the Assembly as a symbolic protest against the hazardous air quality that continues to endanger Delhiites. The protest aimed to highlight urgent environmental and public health concerns, especially as pollution levels have reached alarmingly high levels in recent weeks.
Criticizing the BJP, AAP leaders argued that the expulsion was an attempt to silence accountability and avoid addressing the health crisis. “Instead of taking action to improve air quality, BJP is punishing those who speak for the people,” said another AAP spokesperson.
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The Delhi BJP, however, defended the Speaker’s decision, claiming that the MLAs’ actions disrupted Assembly proceedings and violated legislative decorum.
AAP has promised to continue raising issues of pollution and public welfare, asserting that political intimidation will not deter them from holding the government accountable.
As the debate intensifies, the focus remains on both Delhi’s worsening air quality and the political tussle unfolding within the state Assembly.