Reacting to the Supreme Court's verdict banning sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR until November 1, author Chetan Bhagat tweeted, "SC bans fireworks on Diwali? A full ban? What’s Diwali for children without crackers?" He added, "Diwali is 1 day, 0.27% of year. pollution comes from 99.6% days of poor planning and regulation. Fix that. Not make 1 religion feel guilty.."