A Quieter Diwali

It's going to be a quieter  Diwali with less fireworks than last year, thanks to the District Administration and the Patna Police who are finally doing their duty, that is... making sure that only those shops with firecracker trade licenses operate this festive season.

Now, knowing that Bihar was basically known as the Wild East, and that the Patna City area was notorious for illegal and temporary vendors openly selling gigantic volumes of things that go whizz and bang in the dark, the order is being actively resented. The vendors are despondent, and the buyers, who would come here for cheap crackers-- never mind if the place was a disaster waiting to explode --- these buyers feel that they're victims. They want to have a bang up on Diwali, and say hang the law, and licences!