Tobacco Warning Deferred: Has Government Come Under Pressure From Lobbies?
Tonight on Left, Right & Centre:
Tobacco warning deferred: Has government come under pressure from lobbies?
The Centre defers a crucial new, much bigger picture warning on tobacco products after a panel of MPs says it could hurt manufacturers. Shockingly the head of the panel says there are no Indian studies that link tobacco to cancer. Has the government come under pressure from the tobacco lobbies? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.
National beef ban: What is the real agenda?
Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks out in support of a national law on cow slaughter after Haryana and Maharashtra pass stringent new laws. Can this work across India? Is this ban a violation of freedom of choice? Should the state have a say in what people eat?
Tobacco warning deferred: Has government come under pressure from lobbies?
The Centre defers a crucial new, much bigger picture warning on tobacco products after a panel of MPs says it could hurt manufacturers. Shockingly the head of the panel says there are no Indian studies that link tobacco to cancer. Has the government come under pressure from the tobacco lobbies? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.
National beef ban: What is the real agenda?
Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks out in support of a national law on cow slaughter after Haryana and Maharashtra pass stringent new laws. Can this work across India? Is this ban a violation of freedom of choice? Should the state have a say in what people eat?
