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After Bombay HC’s remarks on Dia Mirza Diwali video, Mumbai civic body says ‘will review order’
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After Bombay HC’s remarks on Dia Mirza Diwali video, Mumbai civic body says ‘will review order’

The Indian Express·7 days ago
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The Mumbai civic body pulled down Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali campaign video after BJP backlash. (Photo: Instagram/Dia Mirza)

Hours after the Bombay High Court (HC) suggested that the Mumbai civic body re-upload Dia Mirza’s video on crackers , terming the criticism “disturbing”, civic officials said that the administration will take a call after reviewing the court’s final orders.

A senior official told The Indian Express , “What the HC maintained during the hearings was a ‘suggestion’ and not an order. There’s a difference, so it is not necessary for the civic administration to re-upload the video. We will study the final court order when it comes and then take a call.”

On Monday, November 2, the BMC released a video in which Dia Mirza is heard appealing to citizens to refrain from bursting crackers on Diwali.…

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