New Delhi: Speaking in support of fireworks and crackers, Chetan Bhagat involved all religions in the Supreme Court order of ‘ban on firecrackers’ sale’. The self-motivated author of ‘Half Girlfriend’ tweeted a series, where he compared ‘Christmas trees’, ‘sacrifice on Eid’ and ‘Muharram’ to pollution caused by the firework on Diwali.
The SC has put a ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 1 to have an account of the air quality. Bhagat not only made the ban look like a religious matter but also called the order an insult to Hindu festivals.
SC bans fireworks on Diwali? A full ban? What’s Diwali for children without crackers?
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017
Can I just ask on cracker ban. Why only guts to do this for Hindu festivals? Banning goat sacrifice and Muharram bloodshed soon too?
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017
Banning crackers on Diwali is like banning Christmas trees on Christmas and goats on Bakr-Eid. Regulate. Don’t ban. Respect traditions.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017
It is one day of the year. Our biggest festival. Uber has saved pollution more than any ban would. Come up with innovations. Not bans. https://t.co/1XfDHatBjW
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017
I want to see people who fight to remove crackers for Diwali show the same passion in reforming other festivals full of blood and gore.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017
However, Twitter trolled him for his irrational and hate spreading posts. Congress MP, Shashi Throor called crackers the unholy add-ons, while some educated the former IITian about the pollution.
Your examples of practices integral to those observances; banning them would be like banning lamps onDiwali. Firecrackers are unholy add-ons
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 9, 2017
Fireworks smoke = Cancerous elements + pollutants causing severe respiratory distress especially for babies, children and the elderly.
— INJESTERS 🇮🇳 (@rockyandmayur) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Crimson_Bud/status/917343745552478209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenewsminute.com%2Farticle%2Fchetan-bhagat-asks-why-sc-targeting-hindu-festivals-gets-schooled-tharoor-69722
https://twitter.com/autumnrainwish/status/917272332032282624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenewsminute.com%2Farticle%2Fchetan-bhagat-asks-why-sc-targeting-hindu-festivals-gets-schooled-tharoor-69722
This is not right. SC should not get into the cultural/custom of a religion. There can be different solutions to the issue of pollution
— SATISH CHANDRA (@SATISHCHANDRA66) October 9, 2017
On the other hand, cricketer Yuvraj Singh had posted a video on his Twitter account on Sunday, requesting everyone not to burst crackers.
Say no to crackers, let’s celebrate a pollution free Diwali 🙏 #saynotocrackers #pollutionfree pic.twitter.com/l1sotpKizM
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 8, 2017
Many people asked the cricketer not to drive a car or to fly. Likewise, several supported the ideology of Bhagat.
Delhi’s pollution has reached to a new level, according to a PTI report, SAFAR, a central government agency which monitors air pollution said that the situation was poor and forecasted that it was going to be worsened, quotes The News Minute.
The national capital was surrounded by smog last year, which persisted for around one week, after the celebration of Diwali. Several organisations had to take measures, as breathing issues erupted.