Watch: Yogi Adityanath dismisses Deepavali pollution concerns, says it will subside

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defends bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, dismisses pollution concerns and questions critics over their silence on corruption. Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal.

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