Murshidabad, Oct. 21 -- Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday raised concerns over the worsening air quality during Diwali, blaming poor enforcement of green firecracker regulations for the pollution crisis in major Indian cities.

While the court had permitted only green firecrackers, Chowdhury questioned the government's failure to ensure compliance, saying that the ongoing suffocation faced by citizens reflects a gap between orders and ground reality.

"Not only in Delhi but in many big cities of India, firecrackers are being burst during Diwali, and due to the pollution caused by that, common people are feeling suffocated. The court had given these orders that green firecrackers can be burst... However, we cannot say wheth...