According to the police, Lal was arrested on Friday when a police team deployed on Lala Lajpat Rai Marg intercepted his vehicle after a brief chase and recovered the firecrackers.
In a letter to his counterparts in Delhi, Rajasthan, Odisha & Haryana, the Tamil Nadu CM said firecrackers' sale falling within the norms of Supreme Court & NGT must be permitted.
Delhi CM Kejriwal said the ban is in place seeing the severe pollution levels during Diwali for the last three years and appealed traders to not store crackers unlike previous year.
The use of firecrackers during Diwali did not likely start before the 18th century, when Maratha rulers would organise firework displays for the general public.
The Telangana HC on 12 November came out with an order asking the state government to ban firecrackers, which was challenged by the traders association in the top court.
Across India, different restrictions have been imposed on sale and use of firecrackers during the festive season in light of high levels of air pollution. A look at what they are.
The ban on firecrackers and the subsequent reversals by some states reveal the political undertones to the issue. But there are economic and health implications too.
The top court, hearing a plea by a firecracker maker, said it is a time when preservation of life is more important and the high court knows what is needed at ground level.
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