Panaji, Oct 14 (PTI) The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti(HJS) has urged the Goa government to ban the sale of Chinesefirecrackers, saying they contain a chemical that is banned inIndia.
The right wing Hindu organisation submitted amemorandum to the North Goa District Collector's office onFriday, seeking to ban the crackers manufactured in China,which will hit the markets before and during Diwali, beingcelebrated next week.
"A large consignment of Chinese Crackers has beenbrought into the country. Mixture of the chemicals, namelypotassium chloride and potassium per-chloride are used in theproduction of these crackers; but there is a ban on the use ofthese chemicals in Bharat (India)," the memorandum signed byHJS leaders, including its state convenor Manoj Solanki, says.
Solanki said that although these Chinese crackers arecheap, they pollute the atmosphere very badly and the Indiangovernment has banned the sale of these crackers duringDiwali.
He said that as per the Explosives Act, 2008possessing and selling the foreign-made explosive material isa cognisable offence.
"Delhi government, too, has put a complete ban onChinese crackers. Despite this ban, the Chinese crackers arebrought into India illegally and sold," he added.
The HJS demanded that the government should ban itssale immediately and take stringent action against thoseinvolved in its illegal trade.
The organisation also pointed out that pictures ofnational heroes and deities are printed on the covers of somecrackers. "When these crackers are burnt, these torn picturesalso get strewn all over." PTI RPSNP.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.