The Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Amidst the increasing pollution before Diwali, the Supreme Court said that why can't we return to the original traditions? The Supreme Court itself also said that imposing any kind of ban on firecrackers will do nothing. According to the Supreme Court, the more orders are issued, the more will be the violations. Referring to the problems of the economically backward class, Chief Justice Surya Kant said that poor people do not spread pollution, they are only its victims.
Instead of banning firecrackers, the Supreme Court only said that the festival of Diwali should be celebrated with awareness and people should think about pollution themselves. The Supreme Court said that this problem cannot be dealt with by imposing restrictions. Chief Justice Suryakan said that people should feel responsible towards the environment and they should celebrate festivals keeping this in mind.
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What did the Supreme Court say?
During the same hearing, Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that this issue is related to commercialization of festivals. The Central Government's lawyer, who appeared in the Supreme Court for this hearing, argued that pollution has increased during festivals because there has been a lot of movement of people on the roads.
The Supreme Court further said, 'Imposing any kind of ban will do nothing. The more orders we issue, the more violations there will be. The Supreme Court said that people will have to change their habits and become aware of pollution. The Chief Justice also said that the poor and economically weaker sections should not be held responsible for the pollution crisis.
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He said, 'Poor people do not spread any pollution. They are its victims. Pollution is spread by those who can spend money. He also said that the festival of Diwali is very important for those people who do seasonal work and earn their livelihood with the help of festivals.