“Banning crackers on Diwali is like banning Christmas trees on Christmas
Guwahati
: Assam Health Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that hindus have the
right to celebrate festivals and the state government has no plan to restrict
celebration including firecrackers.
As far
Himanta tweeted , “Like any other religion, Hindus have the
right to celebrate festivals. With improvement in #COVID19 situation in Assam,
we plan no restrictions on celebration including use of #Firecrackers. However,
kindly remember, self-restraint is key to combat #COVID19.”
Whereas, as directed by National Green Tribunal
in Original Application No. 249/2020 dated 09.11.2020 [Para 48(v)] and also for
the fact that the bursting of firecrackers releases copious amount of harmful
chemicals, which have severe impact on the respiratory health of vulnerable
groups and such pollutants can further aggravate health conditions of COVID-19
positives persons besides person staying in home isolation.
“Banning crackers on Diwali is like banning Christmas trees on Christmas and goats on Bakr-Eid.Regulate. Don’t ban. Respect traditions. Diwali is 1 day, 0.27% of year. Pollution comes from 99.6% days of poor planning and regulation. Fix that. Not make 1 religion feel guilty”.
twitted – Chetan Bhagat
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