Hundreds of people gathered at the India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday to protest air pollution, brandishing slogans such as, “I Miss Breathing.”

Police detained several of the protesters for assembling without permission, prompting an angry response from the opposition Congress party.

Air quality in New Delhi has been periodically rated as “very poor” or “hazardous” this fall, with a thick blanket of smog covering the city. Seasonal air currents, smoke from fires set to clear farmland, and massive fireworks from the Diwali holiday have all been cited as contributing factors to the lingering air pollution.

New Delhi’s air quality was rated “very poor” over the weekend, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 346 on Monday morning, although several monitoring stations posted much

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