Scores of people, including parents and environmental activists, staged a protest at the India Gate on Sunday against the worsening air quality in the national capital. (Pics/PTI)
The protesters, many of them mothers accompanied by children, said they had gathered to demand urgent government action to ensure clean air
One of the protestors, while talking to the media, said, "We want to meet our elected officials. We had sought an appointment with the chief minister but were refused. So many parents are here because their children are suffering."
Delhi police urged the protesters to follow the Supreme Court's directions and move to Jantar Mantar
Furthermore, according to the police, several protesters were detained for assembling without permission
The air quality in the national capital plunged into the 'severe' category on Sunday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 391 at 7 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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