Cracker ban on Deepavali against Hindu tradition
October 28, 2015  10:55
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A plea by three infants in the Supreme Court for a ban on firecrackers during Deepavali has been strongly objected to in the Supreme Court by various organisations, one of them contending that "crackers are burst on Deepavali to celebrate the victory of good over evil' and a ban will "affect the traditional and customary rights of the Hindus. Arjun Gopal, Aarav Bhandari and Zoya Rao Bhasin had voiced the growing despair of children choking on the National Capital's noxious air. They asked the apex court for a restriction on the bursting of firecrackers this Deepavali as an immediate measure to help them breathe better.
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