The Supreme Court on Monday banned sale of firecrackers on Diwali in Delhi-NCR till 1st November.
https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/917259550041899008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
While the ban on bursting firecrackers has not been made explicitly in the verdict, it seems like those who have already purchased the firecrackers could burst them.
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/917295565297270784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
When the so-called liberals came out in full force to support the firecracker ban, twitterati dug out their hypocrisy.
https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/917846159292583936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Tharoor was immediately called out on virtue signalling.
https://twitter.com/_SumitMishra/status/917991867362377728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Being_Humor/status/917994563289190400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CrimeMasterV2/status/917705290778157057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There were others too.
https://twitter.com/ARanganathan72/status/917818978323402752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Journalist Pallavi Ghosh also claimed that the Hindu holy book Geeta also says how firecrackers don’t make kids happy.
https://twitter.com/SmokingSkills_/status/917600271856844801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/SsupHolmes/status/917771337216565248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/thecyberbully13/status/917765157719281671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Not sure about pollution, but the hypocrisy meter is definitely shooting through the roof.