Govt stands committed to discouraging the use of tobacco in the days to come
Union Finance Minister & senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference after the BJP National Executive Meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
Bengaluru: Embarrassed by statements of party MPs on the lack of scientific evidence to link tobacco with cancer, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asserted that a “multi-pronged” approach to discourage people from using tobacco was the need of the hour.
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Mr Jaitley said, “Our stand on this is very clear that the government stands committed to discouraging the use of tobacco in the days to come.”
( Source : dc correspondent )
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