Chandigarh Administration on Cracker Issue for Diwali
We brought you the news a few days ago that the Chandigarh Administration has issued a list of 8 places where the Cracker businessmen were allowed to put up temporary stalls. The Crackers Association had protested the decision calling it barbaric and a move to hit the small businessman. The Chandigarh Administration then had issued the license to 280 old license holders and 80 new cracker vendors.
Devinder Gupta the president of Chandigarh Cracker Association told the media that the High Court’s decision will bring huge losses to the cracker vendors. He said the matter has been handled with great irresponsibility. He said that most of the vendors have already bought their stock when the Chandigarh Administration issued them a license. The association confirmed that they do a business of 45-50 crores each year.
The Chandigarh Administration had forbidden them from selling crackers inside their shops or outside the shops in highly populated areas. The Chandigarh Administration said that it can prove to be very dangerous and can result in the loss of life and property. Also selling the crackers in densely populated areas lead to major traffic jams near the time for Diwali. The High Court has also issed a timeline of three hours to burn the crackers this Diwali. The Chandigarh residents can only burn crackers from 6:30PM to 9:30PM.