Hyderabad, June 6 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal suggested that Bakrid be celebrated in an environment-friendly way to avoid "problems like pollution" faced by the general public. A clip of the same has been making rounds on social media.

Khandelwal is quoted as saying, "Everybody has their own traditions, but let's not forget that pollution is a very big problem for us."

The 64-year-old generational businessman goes on to add, "There is a lot of talk nowadays about Eco-Diwali, a lot of talk about Eco-Holi, so if we speak of Eco-Bakrid, I don't think there is anything wrong in that."

Khandelwal makes light of efforts over the last decade by the former AAP-led Delhi government that banned firecrackers and restrict...