Bursting firecrackers is not a matter of religion, it affects people's lives, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday and urged the opposition not to jeopardize the wellbeing of children and the elderly for political ambitions. He also appealed to the Centre to issue an advisory to Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to mandatorily stop stubble burning during the Diwali period. At a press conference, Rai alleged that some people of opposition parties are trying to sabotage the AAP government's fight against pollution by linking firecracker bursting to religion. Rai said Delhi's air quality a day before Diwali was the best in five years. The national capital recorded an average air quality index of 173 in October this year, the lowest in the month in five years, he said. He said more than Thirteen Thousand kg of illegal firecrackers have been seized and 33 people arrested under the anti-cracker campaign. As part of the drive to check dust pollution, a penalty of Rupees 1. 23 lakh has been imposed on 406 construction sites found violating dust control norms.
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