Crackers sellers stage protest against ban

Jaipur:

Firecrackers sellers

staged a protest at Statue Circle on Monday against the ban by the

state government

. These sellers are temporary shopkeepers who sell firecrackers on Diwali every year.

According to them, the ban will affect them economically as they have already made advance payments and ordered firecrackers.

Seller Karan Kanwat said, “We get temporary licenses every year from the authorities. Inspection by the fire officials was recently done and the the license was about to be issued. With this hope, we placed orders for the firecrackers and made advance payment. Due to the ban, we will not be able to sell our products. The government should have decided this earlier.”

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Firecrackers association approach HC demanding lifting of ban

Jaipur: The state government’s decision to ban firecrackers ahead of Diwali has been challenged in the the high court by Rajasthan Fireworks Dealers and Manufacturers Association. The petition of the association will be heard in the high court on Tuesday. The petition says due to the decision of the government, there is a crisis of livelihood of thousands of people related to the crackers business. Zaheer Ahmed, the secretary of the association, said firecrackers ban hasn’t been imposed in any part of the country except Rajasthan. “No agency or organisation has done research and claimed that the bursting of firecrackers will spread Covid-19. The smoke from firecrackers on Diwali spreads only 4% of pollution in two to three hours. Whereas smoke emitted from factories, vehicles and smoking spreads 96 per cent of the pollution. The state government should control pollution emanating from factories,” he said.