Claiming that firecrackers being sold in the market contain toxic chemicals, the Awaaz Foundation wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, asking him to intervene and ensure the enforcement of rules regarding the sale of these products.

As part of its annual exercise of testing firecrackers ahead of the festive season, the organisation procured 17 firecrackers such as ‘Ground Chakkar Deluxe’, ‘Flower Pot’, ‘Serpent Egg Big’, and ‘Pooja Plain’ from Mohammed Ali Road and Kurla. These were then submitted to a Mumbai-based private lab on October 9 and 10.