CHANDIGARH: There is confusion among the city residents over implementation of UT’s cracker ban orders on Dussehra, as BJP Chandigarh unit president Arun Sood claimed that the festival would be celebrated like previous years and the UT administration showed positive response to the demand raised by the party and the residents. However, till the filing of the report, the UT had not withdrawn its orders.
Chandigarh BJP unit, in its official statement, claimed that Sood took up the issue of cracker ban with the UT administrator and the UT adviser and also submitted that NGT orders of cracker ban were not for Dussehra. The BJP added, “Dussehra is celebrated with burning of effigies with crackers and it is a matter of faith. There will be no restrictions on Dussehra festival.”
However, top UT officials said they have not withdrawn any order and the previous orders of cracker ban were still in force. Meanwhile, police officials said there were no official instructions to them to allow crackers and they would take action as per the orders issued by the UT administration.
