Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 25: BJP State vice president, Yudhvir Sethi, today said a healthy society is the outcome of healthy mind and a healthy body for which smokers must resolve to quit smoking.
He said that amongst lakhs of people who die of cancer every year about 65% get the disease due to consumption of tobacco which is an alarming situation. He said ‘Swasth Sehat, Smridh Bharat’ (Healthy Body, Healthy India) slogan given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also aimed at getting away with such practices of smoking.
Sethi was speaking after inaugurating a week-long programme on World No Tobacco Day organised by The Art of Living (AoL) J&K Chapter and Indian Dental Association (IDA), Jammu Central Branch in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu at Government Primary School, Pull Tawi Ware House.
He said, “God forbid if any person of any poor or middle class family is caught up with deadly disease like cancer due to smoking the entire family is ruined both physically as well as financially”. Keeping in view the sensitivity of situation, people must quit smoking and lead a healthy life not only for themselves but for their families as well.
Sethi said that companies promoting smoking must also lead by example and switch over to better business that doesn’t involve people’s health. He asked those present on the occasion to launch a collective fight against use of tobacco and get the society rid of this menace.
He expressed hoped that during the week-long programme, free health camps and awareness rallies will help people lead a healthy life and quit smoking.
Dr Ritesh Gupta, president, IDA Jammu Central as well as Tejasvini and Ajay kapoor of Art of Living (Jammu Chapter) also spoke on the occasion. The programme was followed by awareness lecture, pledge by general public students and poster competition for the students of the school.
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