"More Harmful Than Cigarettes": Telangana Passes Bill Banning Hookah Parlours
NDTV
Telangana Minister D Sridhar Babu, who moved the bill on behalf of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, said the organisers of hookah parlours are taking advantage of the craze for hookah smoking among youth.
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours. State Legislative Affairs Minister D Sridhar Babu, who moved the bill on behalf of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, said the organisers of hookah parlours are taking advantage of the craze for hookah smoking among youth, including college students, and that there is a possibility of youth getting addicted to it.
Smoking hookah is more harmful than smoking cigarettes and it makes the smokers take toxic substances, he said.
It also causes harm to passive smokers and hookah parlours pose a health hazard in public places, he said.
