Actress Soni Razdan shared a post on Instagram describing the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali as anti-national and against life. She also mentioned that pollution causes children to fall ill and miss school, sparking discussions over her remarks.

Bombay High Court directs BMC to restore Dia Mirza's video

In a separate development, the Bombay High Court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, or BMC, to re-upload an anti-pollution Diwali video featuring actress Dia Mirza. The court reprimanded the BMC and clarified that environmental issues concern every citizen.

Prior to this, the BMC had removed Dia Mirza's video from social media following objections raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, the civic body retained videos featuring Madhuri Dixit and Ajinkya Rahane on its platform.