IAS officer tweets gutkha picture of Howrah Bridge, seeks response from Shahrukh, Devgan, Big B
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Mumbai: The controversy surrounding the new tobacco advertisements of Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgan and Akshay Kumar is not seeming to stop.
After Akshay Kumar’s public apology and Ajay Devgn’s reply on his personal choice of starring in a tobacco brand’s cardamom product advertisement, an IAS officer from West Bengal has come down hard on actors like Shah Rukh, Ajay and Amitabh Bachchan.
IAS officer Avneesh Sharan shared a picture of one of the pillars of the iconic Howrah Bridge on Twitter. He wrote in his tweet, ‘Kolkata Port Trust has said that due to the peak of Gutkha, the health of the famous 70 year old bridge is deteriorating. In a way, gutkha-chewers are attacking Howrah Bridge.
According to a notification by the West Bengal Health Department, the sale of gutkha or pan masala (both tobacco products) is completely prohibited in West Bengal.
The notification dated October 26, 2021, issued under the signature of West Bengal Food Safety Commissioner Tapan K Rudra, said, made in accordance with regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sale) Regulations, 2011. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Central Act 34 of 2006), read by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, read with section 26 Prohibits the sale of foods that contain tobacco and/or nicotine as ingredients, as they may be injurious to health.
The IAS officer has also tagged actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Amitabh Bachchan.
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First Published : 22 Apr 2022, 09:30:01 PM
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