Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Monday asked the Delhi Chief Secretary to conduct an enquiry into the illegal use of Chinese 'manjha' (glass coated kite string) despite a ban on it in the city.
A 28-year-old engineer had died on August 15 at Paschim Vihar in outer Delhi after his throat was slit by the 'manjha'.
Raising the issue in the Delhi Assembly, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Rithala Mohinder Goyal alleged that the ban on chinese 'manjha' was being flouted with impunity.
Goel questioned how the Chinese 'manjha' is in use despite the Delhi government imposing a ban on it.
"I urge the Chief Secretary to conduct a full inquiry into the issue. Chief Secretary should ask police to inquire how Chinese 'manjha' is being sold and if fine is being imposed (for flouting the ban)," Goel said in the House.
Use of glass coated manjha is banned by the Supreme Court. However, on occasions like Independence Day and festivals like Rakshabhandhan, the 'manjha' is sold at shops all over the city.
Many incidents of injuries and loss of life have been reported in the past few years due to it as kite flying picks up during these festivals.
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