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Center-Right Owned by The PioneerBengal BJP MLA claims firecracker smoke can cure diseases, sparks controversy
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BJP MLA Papiya Adhikari of Tollygunge said firecrackers can cure several diseases, citing an old ancestral saying. The remark drew backlash, and on Monday, November 9 she told ANI she was retracting the statement. The controversy comes as the Central Pollution Control Board data show Kolkata’s average Air Quality Index at 301, classifying the city’s air as ‘very poor’.
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Kolkata: Facing backlash for crediting firecrackers with curing some diseases, BJP’s MLA from Tollygunge in West Bengal, Papia Adhikary, on Monday, November 9, sought to take her statement back. Speaking to ANI, she said, “There is an old saying from our ancestors regarding these traditions. In…
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According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Kolkata's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 301, placing it in the 'very poor' category.
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KOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Papia Adhikari has triggered a controversy by claiming that bursting firecrackers can cure diseases during a Kali Puja event in her Tollygunge constituency in Kolkata. The legislator remarked while inaugurating a Kali Puja idol at a community pandal on Saturday…
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KOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Papia Adhikari has triggered a controversy by claiming that bursting firecrackers can cure diseases during a Kali Puja event in her Tollygunge constituency in Kolkata. The legislator remarked while inaugurating a Kali Puja idol at a community pandal on Saturday…
