00:01Filmmaker and social activist Ashok Pandit has lashed out at the BMC over its awareness
00:07campaign urging citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali.
00:12The filmmaker questioned why the civic body does not issue similar appeals during the
00:18other religious festivals such as Eid and Christmas.
00:22In a strongly worded video message addressed to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, Ashok accused
00:29the civic body of being overly focused on celebrities and glamour while attempting to educate people
00:36about celebrating Hindu festivals.
00:39In the video Ashok said, Honorable Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide ji, we don't need
00:46a lecture on how to celebrate Diwali.
00:49We don't need a lecture on how to save the environment.
00:53You people have become so glamour-stuck that you have used the celebrities of our industry.
00:59and requested them to give lecture on how to save environment.
01:04Why have you become so glamour-stuck?
01:06Who are you to give lectures in our festivals?
01:10I have never heard you on my handles or on Eid.
01:14I have never heard you on Christmas.
01:17And in any festival?
01:19In any religious festival?
01:21Has BMC ever been a proactive to give lecture on how to celebrate Eid?
01:26How not to slaughter gods on the street?
01:29How not to shed blood?
01:31I have never seen this on BMC's handle.
01:34The filmmaker further said, And who are you to give us lecture on how to celebrate Diwali?
01:40Who are you?
01:41We have a festival.
01:42We will celebrate.
01:44And we are responsible people.
01:46We know how to celebrate our festivals.
01:49Give lecture to those who don't know how to celebrate this festival.
01:53Enough is enough.
01:55The filmmaker Ashok Pandit's remark, Kerm, made a controversy surrounding the BMC's recent Diwali awareness campaign featuring actress Dia Mirza.
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