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Goa Chief Minister Parrikar too was hooked
onto gutka
Tuesday August 07, 2012 02:32:34 PM,
IANS
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Panaji: The shocking
image of a Class 6 boy shaking the contents of a gutka
(tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) pouch into his mouth was one of
the reasons prompted Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to quit
his own gutka-eating habit.
Parrikar made the confession during zero hour Tuesday when he also
assured the Goa assembly that the government was looking at legal
options to stop the manufacturers of 'Goa gutka' a leading gutka
manufacturer, to stop using the name of the state on his sachets.
"I used to have gutka. But I was also instrumental for banning it.
I banned after I gave up the habit. It was necessary," Parrikar
said, in a candid confession.
"In 2003, I was attending a school function, when I saw a Class 6
boy opening a pouch of gutka right before my eyes and pouring the
contents in his mouth. I slapped him. I was shocked and realised
that something had to be done about it," said Parrikar, candidly
adding that he too was hooked to the addictive areca nut-tobacco
combo.
"One day before I banned gutka later on, I myself decided to quit
the habit," he said, recounting his decision taken, during his
first stint as chief minister from 2000 to 2005.
Parrikar also said that the government would consult with the
advocate general to come up with legal ways to ensure that gutka
brands do not use 'Goa' to promote the already banned product.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishen star in
a television commercial featuring 'Goa gutka', which is sold
across western India.
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