Bursting firecrackers not a matter of religion, let people breathe, says Delhi Environment Minister

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday appealed to Opposition parties not to engage in politics over the bursting of firecrackers, The Indian Express reported.

He added that Diwali is a festival that primarily involves lamps.

“Do not play with the lives of children and the elderly for your politics,” Rai said at a press conference. “There are other matters for politics. Let the people of Delhi breathe.”

Rai had made another appeal on October 27, urging residents to light lamps and not firecrackers to celebrate Diwali.