Hindus Protest Proposed Regulations on Fireworks in South Africa
GO TO SOURCE DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA, October 28,2002: South Africa’s National Assembly’s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee agreed last week to recommend the Explosives Bill on November 5, a day after Deepavali. The bill, if passed, will prohibit the use of fireworks without a permit. The controversy erupted at a time when a massive firework display was held by Hindus…