PoliticsPhoto: The HinduBombay HC orders BMC to restore Dia Mirza's noise-free Deepavali video
On November 3, 2026, the Bombay High Court expressed displeasure over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's removal of a video featuring actor Dia Mirza appealing for a noise-free and pollution-free Deepavali. The video was part of BMC's official anti-firecracker campaign but was taken down after BJP leaders objected. The court directed BMC to re-upload the video amid a suo motu PIL on pollution from religious processions in Maharashtra.
The Hindu··Mumbai


