Haryana Assembly speaker demands ban on hookah bars in the state, writes to CM

Updated: May 28 2023 10:26PM

Chandigarh, May 28 (PTI) Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Sunday wrote a letter to the chief minister, demanding a ban on serving ‘hookah’ to customers in hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclubs in the state.

According to a statement, Gupta, who is the BJP MLA from Panchkula, has described smoking hookahs in the bars and clubs as a burning problem and expressed deep concern over it.

Gupta said that along with the health of the youth, drug addiction is also darkening their future and thousands of families are being destroyed.

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