Kerala CM calls all-party meet to discuss ban on fireworks in temples
The meeting has been called in the wake of the tragedy at Puttingal Devi shrine in which more than 100 devotees were killed on April 10.
"We will convey the decision on proposed ban after the all-party meeting," the Chief Minister said.
On April 11, a Kerala High Court Judge suggested that use of high decibel fire crackers must be banned at all temples in the state.
In a letter to the Registrar General of the High Court, Justice V Chitambaresh had said, "The time is more than ripe for immediate judicial intervention to stop such man-made tragedies by banning the use of high decibel explosive fire crackers."
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