Maulana Abdul Waqeel Qasmi has issued a fatwa saying bursting firecrackers in un-Islamic and any profit earned from the business of firecrackers is 'haram'.
The Union Minister announced that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs have been successful in developing various environment-friendly fireworks such as sound-emitting crackers, flowerpots, pencils, chakkar and sparklers.
In both Sabarimala and firecrackers ban, there has been widespread disobedience and if the state wants to implement these policies against the will of people, a disproportionate amount of force will have to be used.
TANFAMA had also submitted in the Court that a firecracker ban would have terrible consequences for the lakhs of people dependent on the industry for employment.