New Delhi: Traditionally a festival of lights, Diwali has now become an excuse for renegade urban bombardment. “It is how Diwali has always been,” says Susheel Gupta, a veteran cracker salesman “people have always wanted bigger and louder explosions.”
However fire-crackers available today are more dangerous than ever before nearly similar to homemade explosives. Easily available to young children at local markets these crackers are a serious cause of concern.
“We like to scare people by throwing crackers near them”, says Abhilash, 13, of Defence Colony “but we make sure nobody gets hurt.” In a climate tense with security concerns, terrorist attacks and such juvenile danger to the public why aren’t these explosives regulated by the government?
Such a blasé disregard for the capitol’s safety is true cause for concern as Diwali allows for easy hoarding for such armaments for later use by dangerous organizations in effect turning Delhi into a minefield.
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