Is it only me or the government is actually acting like they’re rushing to complete their target of ‘Achhe Din’ towards the end of the year? Although we would’ve appreciated, the only technical glitch is, some of the steps they’ve taken are blatantly ridiculous.
In a rather surprising move, the union government bans the sale and production of e-cigarettes on Wednesday, September 18.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: The Union Cabinet has given approval to ban e-cigarettes. It means the production, manufacturing, import/export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertising related to e-cigarettes are banned. pic.twitter.com/qayCrQHPZp
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2019
The production, manufacturing, import/export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and even advertisements related to e-cigarettes are now banned under this legislation.
Via: Harvard Gazzette – Harvard University
Wait, let me get a hold of this! This is how Twitterati reacted over the fact that only E-Cigarette is banned. See for yourself:
Government bans #ecigarettes instead of cigarettes. What were they smoking? #ecigaretteban
— IMRAN KHAN (@imranmkkhan) September 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/ImkHimansh/status/1174274363086049285
https://twitter.com/SmilingLadka/status/1174269325269708800
https://twitter.com/avinav_g19/status/1174290079759519751
https://twitter.com/Sardarism/status/1174280478569852928
https://twitter.com/mrcoffeekhor/status/1174302028421636103
The government have no basic research of the #ecigarettes . Here's a small basic comparison which might be useful. For those who say e-cigarettes are hazardous, they should have a research on the existing legal "cigarettes". It's an alternative used by people to quit smoking. pic.twitter.com/eh3i7v3tH8
— A. J. (@_TheDecentBoy) September 18, 2019
We’re all for Modi but this very step doesn’t even deserve the benefit of the doubt!
Do you Agree?