Congress MP Suggests Shifting India's Capital from Delhi to Chandigarh Amidst Severe Air Pollution

Congress MP Manish Tewari has proposed to make Chandigarh the new capital of the country. His statement comes as a jibe at the increasing pollution in Delhi after Diwali. He said that "I jokingly tell my friends that maybe we should shift the capital of the country to Chandigarh." Congress MP Manish Tewari reached Chandigarh and said at an event that "It is a very beautiful morning in November. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is 102. According to Chandigarh, it is not very satisfactory, but it is much better than Delhi's AQI of 450, from where I have just come last evening. In fact, I jokingly tell my friends that maybe we should shift the capital of the country to Chandigarh. This will also solve the problem of the tussle between two states over the same capital." Actually, the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress leaders are constantly attacking the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on the increasing pollution in Delhi.