“Diwali is the festival of lights, this Diwali there won’t be air pollution due to crackers,” the CM is seen pledging along with his deputy and a room full of students repeating the vow.
A video of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with his deputy Devendra Fadnavis swearing an oath to not burst crackers is making rounds on the internet.
The video is from an event organized by “Maharashtra Pollution CONTROL BOARD”. In the video, both CM and DCM are seen pledging to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali. “Diwali is the festival of lights, this Diwali there won’t be air pollution due to crackers,” the CM is seen pledging along with his deputy and a room full of students repeating the vow.
The video comes to light amid the Delhi BJP and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s tussle over the ban on firecrackers in the city.
The ban on bursting crackers on Diwali in the national capital was implemented after a direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14.
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When Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari knocked on the door of the SC over the issue, the SC dismissed the plea saying, “Let the people of Delhi breathe clean air,” a bench led by Justices M R Shah and M M Sundresh stated.
Despite the apex court’s dismissing the plea, Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Bagga did a sit-in outside Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence over the ban.
At @ArvindKejriwal home pic.twitter.com/z1ctwU6SC9
— Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 21, 2022
The Air Quality index in Mumbai today is 121 whereas in Delhi the AQI is between 212-322.
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