Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde urged the people to celebrate Diwali as pollution-free.
Meanwhile, an Environment Ministry event was organized at the Mantralaya. The event was attended by CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis where they encouraged the students to take oath for a pollution-free Diwali.
“Our festivals are linked with nature and so, we must not pollute it to maintain the balance of nature, we will avoid using plastic, and when our birthdays are celebrated, we will do plantation. To avoid pollution, we will celebrate cracker-free Diwali,” the oath taken by the student’s reads.
“For the past two years, people have been unable to celebrate Diwali due to Covid-19, but after the formation of our government, which is for the common people, all the festivals will be celebrated with joy and enthusiasm,” CM Shinde said in the event.
Moreover, on using plastic CM Shinde pointed to taking strict action and said the government’s policies must be implemented.
However, visually-impaired students also attended the event in which Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and State Minister Shambhuraj Desai were present.