Every year a day after Diwali certain section of people run a selective propaganda against Diwali accusing the people who burst crackers saying they are the sole reason for pollution and poor air quality index in Delhi. The national capital recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 350 at 8 am on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) While smoke that comes out of crackers may be one of the reasons for pollution the ecosystem carefully hides other major reasons such as the stubble burning which is done during October, November in neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana. The question one has to raise is do they genuinely care about the environment or its their targeted hate against Hindu festivals?
This year the Supreme court allowed the usage of Green Crackers during Diwali. Which, every Pseudo Liberals took as an opportunity to interfere with the Hindu Festival and run their Anti–Hindu agenda as usual.
Firecrackers, are set-off or busted mainly during the four days of Diwali. That is on Dhanteras, Kali Chaudas, Laxmi Pujan and Hindu New Year. Out of which, typically most of the fireworks are done on Laxmi Pujan, which is the third and most important day of Diwali.
A few people, also do fireworks on other days, as well but not as many as on Laxmi Pujan. The majority of fireworks takes place between 6 PM – 11 PM. That’s five hours each day, for four days (using a higher approximation) not everyone set-off or burst firecrackers all four days. That is roughly, twenty hours of fireworks, give or take another four hours, for people who really are resistant to believe the calculation. Making it roughly twenty-four hours of fireworks. That is one whole day of Fireworks. People say setting-off or bursting firecrackers is polluting the environment. It’s possible, but not the only or biggest cause though. But why does this feel like an Anti- Hindu or selective cry for the environment?
First, let’s take a quick look at some Pollution Control acts.
Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981 (Air)
This Act was designed to counter the problems associated with air pollution, air quality standards were established, under the 1981 Act. Under the Act, establishing or operating of any industrial plant in the pollution control area requires consent from state boards. The boards are also expected to test the air, in air pollution control areas, inspect pollution control equipment, and manufacturing processes.
Environment Protection Act – 1986 (EPA)
Various aspects of pollution from Vehicles have been notified under the EPA of 1986. Mass emission standards were notified in 1990, which were made more stringent in 1996.
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
The Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into bodies of water, beyond a given standard, and establishes penalties for non-compliance. This Act was amended in 1988, to accommodate the provisions of the EPA, 1986.
Even after all the Acts were imposed and laws were enacted, the pollution control was never properly implemented and strictly enforced. As a result, the Air and Water quality, have gone from bad to worst.
Some might think in spite of all the laws and local authorities in place, with functioning field inspections, why is it still not imposed. It is an open secret, why some of these enforcement officials and Inspectors retire Millionaire in Rupees.
As for vehicular pollution, although as per the Pollution Under Control Law, all Motor Vehicles are required a PUC emission certificate. Which is “Required” by law, however as per observation, there are still such privately owned PUC centres operating which will write down a certificate for little additional money, even if the vehicle is not compliant under PUC law. Similarly, with the elderly aged vehicles, which are allowed on roads by Traffic cops for a little bit of hush money.
Non-Hindu celebrations and day-to-day activities, which contributes to overall pollution are often ignored. When, UP government, came up with guidelines for sacrificing animals during Bakri Eid, which was based on pollution, these same pseudo-liberals cried of freedom to practice religion. The question to all those who accuse only Hindu festivals and to the left ecosystem is why you all do not come out and have the same enthusiasm and aggression and work persistently against all other causes of pollution? Yes, there are few activists who do, however, this entire big lobby who all of a sudden became Messiah of the environment, do not take up these issues and protest for other pollution issues.
Their motives will be less questionable, if one would have seen same concern across the board, for all types of pollution, regardless of the type of pollution, place of pollution, Religion, Caste and Creed.
Every year It is becoming more clear that the entire lobby which is fussing relentlessly seems to be selective on issues they want to raise voice for, in this issue they are not concerned about the environment but about their anti-Hindu agenda.