A 9-year-old girl staged a protest in the Vijay Nagar area of Delhi over the rise in pollution in the national capital.
Licypriya Kangujam, the girl who has earlier addressed the UN Climate Conference 2019 (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, said, “I want our leaders to take action to fight air pollution. They are busy blaming each other instead of finding a solution. No action is being taken.”
She said she is worried about the health of children and babies in this pandemic. “I am worried about the health of children and babies.”
Delhi: Licypriya Kangujam, a 9-year-old girl staged a protest in Vijay Chowk over air pollution in the national capital. She says, "I want our leaders to take action to fight air pollution. They are busy blaming each other instead of finding a solution. No action is being taken." pic.twitter.com/h1PZUtrCrx
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2020
The banner she is holding reads, “Delhi starts choking now; leaders start blaming now; no concrete action yet!”
As per her, burning garbage, stubble and petrol, diesel cars are causing Delhi pollution. “Burning of garbage, stubble in Haryana and Punjab besides petrol and diesel cars are responsible for air pollution”, she said.
