Delhi minister Kapil Mishra has accused people linked to AAP of deliberately setting fields on fire in Punjab, while AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj has alleged that the BJP government understated Delhi’s pollution levels after Diwali.

In an order released on Sunday, a bench, comprising CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Delhi government, Delhi Police’s traffic department and the governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and UP

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of Diwali as a festival of joy like Eid has triggered criticism from the BJP.