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Chetan Bhagat’s Rant On Delhi Firecracker Ban Shows How He’s Always On A Different Tangent

byStorypickers
9th October 2017
2 minute read

It’s going to be a noise and air pollution free Diwali in Delhi NCR this year. All thanks to the Supreme Court which banned the sale of firecrackers just short of the festival. Delhites have been complaining about the air quality for many years.

Last year, the day after Diwali, Delhites complained of almost zero visibility. According to Hindustan Times, the air pollution level in Delhi was between 450 to 500 hundred. Air pollution is classified as ‘severe’ if it’s between 400 to 500.

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It was difficult to see even the tallest skyscrapers so imagine breathing that air!

Chetan Bhagat, famous for his Twitter rants (but more famous for being trolled in hilarious ways) starts his latest Twitter battle about the ban on firecrackers in Delhi.

Twitterati obviously didn’t take it lying down and showed him how important it is to curtail air pollution as much as we can. He replied to them, defending his stance.

1. His rant lead to this lady and him battling it out.

https://twitter.com/autumnrainwish/status/917272332032282624

2. And it continues…..

https://twitter.com/autumnrainwish/status/917272332032282624

3. He got down to bringing a communal debate again.

4. Isn’t all pollution bad? Firecrackers and cars.

5. The festival of light was defended by this lady and he got into a spat with her as well.

6. Chetan Bhagat also indulged in a Twitter war with Shehzad Poonawalla, Secretary of Maharashtra Congress.

https://twitter.com/Shehzad_Ind/status/917283410212556800

7. The tiff continued.

https://twitter.com/Shehzad_Ind/status/917290992251813888

8. Even Shashi Tharoor got in the midst of the battle.

9. Is this about religion or breathable air for all?

10. News 18 had a debate on his Twitter war and this is what he had to say.

11. This user had something else to add.

Twitterati is trolling him and here are some of them

1. A valid point!

2. LOL!

https://twitter.com/AamAadmi69/status/917287327516393472

3. It’s a serious issue.

4. Communal insecurities seem very prevalent in our country.

5. Absolutely!

 

Chetan Bhagat then replied to the trolls.

Well, this shows how insecure we are about our religions in this country. We somehow make every debate about a Hindu-Muslim rivalry. Air pollution on Diwali leads to exceeding of all levels of breathable in Delhi and no one should consume that toxic air. Let’s make the festival of lights what it really is- Deepawali and light diyas and celebrate the homecoming of Ramji peacefully.

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