The petition also sought appointment of a commission to probe the fire accident that happened on February 12. The petitioner, a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal, said accidents were taking place in fireworks units repeatedly and the government was not taking any serious measures to stop them. Unless there was a stringent law in place, it would be hard to stop such accidents, he said. He pointed out that many fireworks units in the district functioned without proper licence. He sought a direction to the State to appoint a commission to probe the recent fireworks accident in the district and provide appropriate compensation to the families of the victims.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 16:42 UTC