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STOP TOBACCO BRAVERY

 

Protest & complaint against "Godfrey Phillips," a cigarette company for promoting their brand of cigarette under the guise of "Bravery Award," despite being banned by law.

A delegation of Burning Brain Society submitted a written complaint to the I. G. Police, Chandigarh on July 28, 2004.

 

BBS/0704/CP/001
July 28, 2004
 

For the kind attention of;
The Inspector General of Police, Chandigarh

 Call for taking Cognizance of the offence(s) committed under The Cigarette and Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.

 Sir,

Your attention is called towards the news item/interview in the page 6 of the Chandigarh Tribune dated July 28, 2004 under the head “Lifestyle”.  Wherein Sh. Sundeep Kumar, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs of the Company Godfrey Phillips India Limited has announced some awards in the brand name of one of their cigarette “Red and White” and has also declared that some eminent personalities including police officers, retired judges of the supreme court and high court, renowned social workers and media personalities have agreed to be a part of the event as judges.

We would like to draw your attention to the relevant extracts from The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003

Section 5. (3) No person, shall, under a contract or otherwise promote or agree to promote the use or consumption of—

(a) cigarettes or any other tobacco product; or
(b) any trade mark or brand name of cigarettes or any other tobacco product in exchange for a sponsorship, gift, prize or scholarship given or agreed to be given by another person.

Wherein the above mention action of Sh. Sundeep Kumar and the others mentioned by him amounts to promoting the BRAND of Tobacco which is prohibited under the law u/s 5 of the above mentioned act.  You are requested to book him and the other members of the panel of judges and others who have agreed to be a part of the proposed and publicized event under section 22 and other relevant provisions of the act and initiate the action.  Further those who are involved in this present act or any act agreed to be done in future should also be dealt according to the provisions of law.

We are also enclosing a raw video film (on VCD) shot by us, highlighting the open violations of the Act across the city. The same was also presented to His Excellency Justice O. P. Verma, the Administrator of Chandigarh. We were specifically asked by the Administrator to apprise your good office of any future violations in this regard. A memorandum highlighting the violations was also presented to the Administrator which we are annexing herewith to reiterate its contents and for necessary action.

Thanking you,
Yours cordially

Satish Kumar Bhatti
For Burning Brain Society
(Secretary, Legal– Action Group Against Tobacco; BBS)
 

Enclosures:
1)       Copy of newspaper dated
July 28, 2004.
2)       Copy of the VCD highlighting violation of Advertisements of tobacco products.
3)       Copy of the petition given to the Administrator.
 

  Telegram sent to the Prime Minister of India, Sh. Manmohan Singh on July 28, 2004


For the kind attention of;

Sh. Manmohan Singh,
Prime Minister of India,
Delhi

OPEN VIOLATION OF TOBACCO PROHIBITION ACT 2003 PREVALENT. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABETTING THE CRIME FOR PETTY GAINS. TOBACCO COMPANIES PROMOTING CIGARETTES UNDER THE GUISE OF BRAVERY AWARD INSTITUTED IN THE NAME OF CIGARETTE IN VIOLATION OF LAW. DETAILS AT BURNINGBRAIN.ORG. PLEASE ENSURE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT.

HEMANT GOSWAMI
CHAIRPERSON, BURNING BRAIN SOCIETY

 
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Telephone: +91-172-5165555, 5185600
E-Mail: infoburningbrain.org
 

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