Ban on firecrackers only during Diwali is of course not justified. If it is true that firecrackers causes air pollution there can't be another version of truth for use of firecrackers during cricket match victories, Marriage, Christmas, New year, Election results. There is nothing intrinsically indispensable in bursting firecrackers that we can't live without bursting firecrackers. There should be complete nationwide ban on the use, manufacture, licensing, sale, or distribution of firecrackers and sparklers of any kind in a bid to combat pollution on an emergency basis.