Suvendu calls firecracker critics communists as Kolkata chokes on Diwali pollution

As Kolkata choked on toxic air following Diwali and Kali Puja celebrations, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari accused those raising concerns over firecracker pollution of being communists opposed to Hindu traditions. His remarks were consistent with the concerted push by a section of the Right wing to portray criticism of firecrackers as an attack […]

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