Oct 1, 2008

No Smoking

YaaaY!!
A good move by our Union Health Minister Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss. Smoking in public places is banned from october2, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.

I really get irritated when someone smokes in public places. I hate the smell.. If at all you wanna smoke, don't let the smoke out. Second-hand smoking is injurious to health too. If I wanna smoke I can buy a cigarette myself. No thank you, Keep your smoke with yourself.

Temporary exposure to smoke may cause less permanent harm, symptoms like headaches, breathing difficulties, and even nausea. Exposure to smoke over longer periods of time can cause cancer to heart disease.

The evidence is quite solid that inhaling smoke has numerous long-term and short-term consequences for bystanders who, for the most part, are “innocent.”

“Smokers can have a puff at the risk of their health in private in their bedrooms provided they had the permission of their wives,” Ramadoss said

From tomorrow, if I see someone smoking in public then without any hesitation I'll complain about them to police kaar! Be careful smokers!!

6 comments:

Philip Kingsley said...

i like ur courage... But make sure that u tell the good cop. If the cop himself smokes what are u gonna do???


Any way thats a good move by the government... hope they ban drinking in bars and pubs also :)

Visu said...

Do not count the chickens before they hatch!

Saran said...

yeah its the very good move by the govt but i think this act won't work out in our society...for namesake they announced like this..

Bhargavi said...

@phil
danku! :)
Will a police officer on duty smoke in public after such a ban has been imposed? I doubt.. There may be a few though.

Banning drinking in pubs n bars?! Yeah that'll be nice. But I thought bars are meant for drinking.


@saran
This ban may or maynot have a big impact. But still its a great move!

Aslam said...

Well.. all i can say is that now people has one more new law to break..!! This wont stop people from smoking...

and what about those public buses and trucks that produce a thick blanket of smoke equivalent to about 1000 cigarettes..?? They should be banned as well...!!

Now since Dr. Anmbumani has achieved his "major milestone", i suppose he will now divert his attention towards a major improvement in India's health infrastructure, especially for the poor...!!

Unknown said...

well.. i think there is more pollution in drivin cars.. producing all that u consume.. and dont call cops if u see me smokin :)