Saurabh Bhardwaj’s press conference on firecrackers is proof of his political frustration – Virendra Sachdeva

“If only Saurabh Bhardwaj would remember that for the past 7–8 years, the Kejriwal government imposed a ban on firecrackers, but the people of Delhi still defied that ban and burst firecrackers enthusiastically every Diwali night.” – Virendra Sachdeva

Delhi BJP President Shri Virendra Sachdeva has stated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), for the past 7–8 years, filed such environment reports in courts to appease a minority community, which resulted in the Hon’ble Supreme Court banning firecrackers in Delhi during festivals like Dussehra, Durga Puja, and Diwali.

The BJP has consistently maintained that firecrackers lit for half an hour on Dussehra evening and for one night on Diwali are not the primary cause of winter pollution in Delhi and hence, they should be permitted. However, then-Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai deliberately created an environment leading to a ban on firecrackers to please a specific minority group.

The Kejriwal government itself introduced “green crackers” but later created an atmosphere to have those banned as well.

Shri Virendra Sachdeva said that the Aam Aadmi Party still does not want the Supreme Court to allow the use of firecrackers, especially green firecrackers. 

Bhardwaj’s statement in today’s press conference — “If the court says that even if there’s pollution, firecrackers should be allowed on Diwali, then we will follow that too” — clearly shows that Saurabh Bhardwaj and other AAP leaders still believe that pollution is too high and green crackers should not be permitted.

The Delhi BJP President said it’s unfortunate that Saurabh Bhardwaj doesn’t realize that despite the Kejriwal government’s ban over 7–8 years, the people of Delhi have always burst firecrackers in defiance every Diwali night.

It would be better if AAP leaders, instead of hurting Hindu religious sentiments by holding negative press conferences, would support the Delhi government’s proposal to lift the ban on green firecrackers.