Many times alike in the past, its today also, in a discussion on the issue of Alcohol or Tobacco Hazards in India in general (or in Punjab in particular), I heard a very generic suggestion that such products must be banned totally by government by passing some law. This a very simple and ‘running from the core problem’ kind of suggestion which we always throw to just pass-on our own responsibilities towards every and other problem of ours.
However as far as the issue of banning them is concerned, I have doubt if they could really be banned by any successive government of India in practical senses. With so much of revenue coming from them in taxes (Punjab government’s significant budget comes from number of taxes on Alcohols only and center & other state governments’ also earning huge capital from tax revenue from Tobacco Products as well as Alcohols) along with contribution to party (as well as personal) funds coming from various Liquor Barons or Tobacco products makers and huge vote-bank provided by poors working in such industries, it is impossible for government of India to Ban them completely..
Otherwise, if we use such products, is it our problem or a National issue of concern? Why don’t we ourselves have the willpower to say NO to such filth?
Tomorrow, if we reach to our office delayed by an hour or so, would we shout for that the Government of India must ban either TIMING CONSTRAINTS or MAKING OF CLOCKS in this country? When would we learn to solve our problem ourselves??
It would only be we ourselves who could ban them from our lives, then in real senses they would automatically be disappeared from our society… Are we actually ready to solve the problem or are just passing the bucket with feeling that we have played our part well?
Your Views Please…………………..
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