Ban on firecrackers goes up in smoke, winds come to national capital’s rescue

City wakes up to ‘very poor’ quality air on Friday after firecrackers went off across Capital on Deepavali night; winds prevent air from deteriorating to ‘severe’ category, say experts; Gopal Rai credits residents with bursting ‘fewer’ firecrackers; BJP accuses AAP of defaming ‘Sanatana Dharma traditions’