Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ignited a fresh political debate over Delhi’s deteriorating air quality, firmly dismissing allegations that stubble-burning in Punjab is responsible for the capital’s toxic smog.

Addressing a press conference, Mann argued that meteorological patterns make it impossible for smoke from Punjab to travel to Delhi. He claimed that winds would need to blow “from north to south at 30 kmph for 10 days straight” for the smoke to reach the national capital — a scenario he described as unrealistic.

"The smoke from Punjab doesn't even reach Delhi. For smoke to travel from Punjab to Delhi in 10 days, it requires wind blowing from North to South at 30 kmph, which never happens...The smoke that travels to Delhi stays over Connaught Place! What a joke!.. Th

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