Crackers ban and why I took a counter position ….!!!!

As the Diwali season comes to close lot of people who know me, know my irritated statements regarding the crackers ban or should I say restricted use of crackers during diwali , lot of people found my position regressive , outlandish and illogical. Here is the reason that I busted crackers probably after a span of 10 years and why I think it’s time to speak up against this fake activism.  Could anyone seriously give me the logic of restrictions on crackers, what exactly are green crackers and etc that the courts had it in its verdict as permissible? Can anyone sight a serious study that has been done regarding the impact of crackers on air and noise pollution…! When people talk about pro poor majors elsewhere has anyone given a serious study about how this sudden regulations impacted the crackers industry which is largely MSME. When I raise this valid legitimate questions the usual feedback is I am a BJP right wing bhakt and so on…!! How does raising valid questions be termed partisanship at all I don’t understand or even celebrating Diwali is now associated with you being a BJP supporter or not.

The only study thus far that I have come across, has been done IIT Kanpur and the results of crackers on pollution  are inconclusive at least or minimalistic at best , also the noise pollution argument is futile as the recorded sound level were well within the permissible limits. Sure it causes pollution and there is no denying that fact , but how much does a 2 day festival hurt when the study put CROP BURNING on which no political party is ready to comment just because of the poor and marginalized people from agricultural sector ( major VOTE BANK)are involved, is the real reason to ask rather than name calling. Corp burning 41 % , industrial 21% , vehicular 19% and others which as remaining factors came out as top polluting factors . YES crackers sadly were among the lowest in the others list as well..!! Now that the Diwali is over and the media as expected as gone silent on the still deteriorating Delhi air the stance of the court seems ill thought out and lacks serious study and the stance of the media unequivocally seems to be agenda driven.

When BJP Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis takes some stupid oath to not bust crackers doesn’t he come out a fool as the courts clearly says crackers within the timings are allowed. The timings part  is even more curious as people busting crackers after 10 were jailed. I mean is it really that serious a offense to jail people or a fine is enough. The things jus t don’t add up when you go deeper as do you really have the police force to jail very person who busts crackers and the results were out , as most people dissented and the police was helpless. !!

The even greater question to ask is whether courts should make laws at all. The court is the guardian of the law and constitution can outlaw it based on constitutionality, but should it venture into making laws which is necessarily a function of legislators. After all Law of the land is nothing but the collective conscience of the people of the land and thus isn’t parliament the best place to make laws.!!  Also you can’t deny the religious angle to DIWALI and by meddling into traditions is court really following the secular spirit which clearly means separation of religion and state….!!! The point I am driving through is the change even if necessary has to be brought in via community and change in mindset and not by court orders which are counterproductive in democracy…!! More of this on a more serious topic  were the court verdict has had  serious ramifications when I try to pen down Sabrimala issue…!!