CM at World No Tobacco Day event
CYCLOTHON with a demand to strengthen tobacco control laws More than 300 young cyclists participated the CYCLOTHON
Guwahati, Rongili Barta : On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, Consumers & Legal Protection Forum organized CYCLOTHON with the demand to strengthen tobacco control laws to save lives in collaboration with Consumer VOICE, New Delhi and in association with Cycling Association of Assam & Guwahati Cycling Community today morning at Guwahati. Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister Assam attends the event and encourages the young cyclist comes across the state. He also interacts with the youth in the event and wish them best wished. Before that a flag of ceremony of CYCLOTHON which is organised on the eve of the World No Tobacco Day held in front of the Veterinary College filed, Khanapara. Abhinash Joshi, Principal Secretary Health, Debraj Upadhaya, IGP (CID), Dr. A. C. Kataki, Director, B.Borooah Cancer Institute, Phuleswar Basumatary, Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, Dr. Munindra Narayan Baruah, Director North East Cancer Institute & Research Centre flag of the CYCLOTHON at 6.30 morning where more than 300 youth cyclist participated. In their speech, the dignitaries refer the recent global youth tobacco survey and said that nearly one fifth of students age 13-15 years are using tobacco products in India. They also appeal to observe everyday as no Tobacco day. They describe how tobacco causes cancer. The CYCLOTHON started from Khanapara and cyclists went up to ulubari and again come back to Khanapara. The youth cyclist make a awareness drive on the demand to strengthen tobacco control laws to save lives, implement vendor licensing in Assam, COTPA amendment, removal of DSA among the common people during the CYCLOTHON. Advocate Ajoy Hazarika, Secretary Consumers& Legal Protection Forum and Dr. Tapan Das, Secretary Cycling Association of Assam moderate the event where the young cyclist participated in the CYCLOTHON emphasized & take oath to built a tobacco free society.