What about goat sacrifice? Chetan Bhagat sparks row over SC cracker ban

Chetan Bhagat criticised the SC's decision on banning sale and stocking of firecrackers

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that there will be no sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region during Diwali till November 1, as it restored a November 2016 order banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers.

Author Chetan Bhagat took to Twitter on October 9 to criticise the SC ruling.

SC bans fireworks on Diwali? A full ban? What’s Diwali for children without crackers?

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 9, 2017

In a series of tweets, he said that bursting firecrackers was a traditional part of Diwali and compared it to decorating