India has decided to go No Smoke way . A big boost came today with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the government's notification.
Come 2nd Oct 2008 all you can do is buy cigarettes to light them in public places you got to have guts
So according to SC order, market places are off limits for smokers , Hotels, Restaurants, pubs, bars and discos too are now strictly no smoking zones, Smoking at the metro station is a one way ticket to the police station !
Auto rickshaws too fall in the no-smoking zone.The notification also bans smoking anywhere in office buildings, stadiums, auditoriums etc.
Neither the Health ministry nor the Supreme Court thinks that an open park is public place where passive smokers are at risk. So the next time you want to light up, you might as well go for a walk in the park.
You can even smoke inside your car provided you're not the one behind the wheel.
So who all can haul you up if you're caught taking a drag? I just love where this goes ... Anyone from traffic cops and beat constables to government officers, teachers, principals to the HR managers in your office!
October 2nd will be remembered for 3 reasons now
- As Mahatma's Birthday
- A Dry Day ( No Alcohol is served this day)
- Now a start to the Smoking Ban
No Rules in INDIA get enforced as its we citizens who break the rules . Ramdoss might be an ass but I think this one is for you and me . So if you were looking for a motivation to quit I think its this is the time else you will never do it again .
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