Safety Is About Strings, Not Suppression
There is near-universal agreement on one point:
chemical and metal strings must be banned, confiscated, and punished.
That is enforcement.
That is governance.
What is not governance is herding people into crowded, paid venues while threatening residents for celebrating peacefully at home. Public safety improves by targeting hazards—not by restricting lawful citizens and monetizing compliance.
Cultural Rights Are Not Optional
Basant is not a concert.
It is not a brand activation.
It is not a revenue line item.
Families plan rooftop dinners. Children wait all year for kites. Neighborhoods come alive vertically—house by house, roof by roof. Removing this dimension strips the festival of its soul and replaces community with crowd control.
A public authority exists to serve residents, not to extract rent from their traditions.
