NEW DELHI:Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gautam Gambhir drew criticism over his absence from a parliamentary standing committee meeting to discuss the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi, missing posters of the East Delhi MP surfaced in ITO area of New Delhi on Sunday.

“Lost. Have you seen this person? He was last seen eating jalebis in Indore. The entire Delhi is looking for him,” the message, along with a picture of Gautam Gambhir, read.

These posters cropped up after Gautam Gambhir skipped the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Urban Development meeting, over air pollution in Delhi on November 15. The meeting was ultimately called off as MPs and bureaucrats were absent.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had then criticised Gautam Gambhir for not attending the meeting when Delhi, especially East Delhi, is under a thick blanket of smog with air quality plunging to severe category.

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The party took a dig at the East Delhi MP, saying he was “busy enjoying” in Indore, at a time when Delhi is reeling under severe air pollution levels.

AAP leader Atishi made a scathing attack on Gautam Gambhir, saying, “A week is a long time in politics, but not for @GautamGambhir who clearly needs more time to get out of his primary commitment – cricket. He was notified of the Committee on Urban Devt meet on air pollution exactly one week ago. Very unfortunate that the Hon MP couldn’t make time.”

Gautam Gambhir had then hit back at the AAP, listing down the work he had done for his constituency since winning the Lok Sabha polls. He also said that the people in his constituency would judge by the work he has done and not by the “false narrative” spread by the “honest chief minister’s minions”.

“They will judge me by my work and not by the propaganda and false narrative spread by the minions of the ‘honest CM’ of Delhi,” Gautam Gambhir said. He also justified his presence at a cricket match, saying he has a family to support.