Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar, has reimposed the ban on Basant celebrations all over the province.
CM Punjab has also issued directives to concerned authorities to launch a province-wide crackdown against citizens involved in the sale and purchase of kites and strings.
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Earlier, media reports had claimed that the provincial government was planning to revive the Basant festival, causing citizens to start preparations for the festival all over the province.
Back in 2007, the then Punjab government had banned Basant celebrations for the first time. Since then, each year, a review request is forwarded to the incumbent provincial government to reconsider the ban on Basant celebrations that was imposed in 2007.
Despite a ban on Basant in the province, people have blatantly been violating the law with complete disregard for human life for years.
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Each year, numerous deaths are reported due to incidents linked with kite flying.
Most of the time unsuspecting bike riders are killed as glass-coated sharp strings slit their throats. Several incidents of people falling to their deaths from rooftops while flying a kite or getting electrocuted while catching a kite are also reported each year.
