Pass tobacco products amendment bill: Bengaluru youths to PM Modi

The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) Amendment Bill, 2020 must be passed in Parliament's ongoing monsoon session, over 1,000 youngsters from Bengaluru wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The bill prohibits sale of loose cigarettes, raises tobacco consumption age to 21 years and stops promotion of tobacco products. The letter was co-sponsored by Tobacco Free Karnataka.