Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2008-08-07
Intro: JAIPUR: Taking a serious note of tobacco advertisements in state transport buses and government properties, the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the government.
The Commission issued the notice on the basis of complaints filed by Asthma Care Society and Rajasthan Voluntary Health Association.
Notices were issued to principal secretary, home and the managing director of Road Transport Corporation by Commission chairman Justice NK Jain.
Demanding a ban on such advertisements, the complainants pointed out that the display of tobacco advertisements on auto-rickshaws and buses are against the state objectives of public health. They pointed out that the Roadways buses carry the advertisements of Mahak Super gutka, which is a tobacco product.
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