As the country prepares to celebrate Diwali this year, viral message is majorly being shared on WhatsApp and asks Indians to be aware and not use these Chinese products.
As the state prepares to observe Diwali this year, a viral connection claiming that China is sending peculiar firecrackers and lights to India to origin asthma and oculus diseases has gone viral connected the Internet.
Amid the worries caused by the pandemic, the outbreak of misinformation on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and Instagram had been a constant worry for the community.
Recently, a warning is being shared on a Facebook-owned instant messaging application claiming that the Ministry of Home Affairs has notified about special firecrackers and decoratives lights that are being sent by China to spread asthma and eye ailments in India.
Issued in the name of Vishwajit Mukherjee, a Senior Investigating Officer of the Union Home Ministry, “According to intelligence, since Pakistan cannot attack India directly, it has demanded China to take revenge on India. China has filled firecrackers with special types of firecrackers, which are toxic to carbon monoxide gas, to spread asthma in India. Apart from this, in India, special lightning decorative lights are also being made for developing eye diseases. Paro has been used in large quantities, please be aware this Diwali.”
However, the Press Information Bureau of India has dismissed the claims and said that the message is fake. The government’s fact check handle also said that no such information warning has been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
For Diwali states imposes ban on firecrackers
Delhi: In a key development related to firecrackers, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee has imposed a complete ban on the busting and sale of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2021.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced a prohibition on firecrackers earlier this month, calling it “essential to save lives.”
Last year, the National Green Tribunal had imposed a complete ban on the use or sale of all likes of firecrackers in the NCR from November 9 to November 30.
Rajasthan: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted on Monday his government has taken the decision to ban the sale and bursting of firecrackers to protect the health of Covid-19 patients, as well as to protect the public from the poisonous smoke emanating from the firecrackers.
The state government has also announced a penalty of Rs 2,000 on anyone found violating the order.
Odisha: A day after Rajasthan, the Odisha government, too, announced a ban on the sale of bursting firecrackers, from November 10-30.
In an order, Odisha chief secretary AK Tripathy said, “Any person found violating this order shall be punished under the provision of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and other relevant laws.