New Delhi, Mothers Against Vaping has welcomed Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal’s intervention in Parliament on the growing menace of vaping among children and adolescents and called for strict enforcement of India’s ban on e-cigarettes and action against networks supplying them to minors.
“These days, young school-going children are harming their health by considering vapes and e-cigarettes ‘safe’. This is a matter of serious concern. “This is not a cool, harmless trend. It is pushing children towards nicotine addiction and playing with their health, focus and future. All states should strictly enforce this ban. Schools, parents, police and local administration must work together to take immediate action against such networks. In a statement, MAV expressed its appreciation to Maliwal for bringing the issue of new-age nicotine products to Parliament and drawing attention to their growing accessibility and normalisation among the youth. “MAV believes that more Members of Parliament should come forward and support stronger action to protect India’s children and adolescents.
Because there can be no compromise with the health and future of children,” she said, i raised this issue in Parliament.
“Such interventions are important in strengthening public awareness and ensures that the issue receives the attention it deserves at the national level,” it said. MAV believes that protecting young people from new-age nicotine products is not a political issue and should not be viewed through partisan lines,” the MVA said. It said the issue was a matter of child safety, public health and the future of the country, requiring collective action from all groups of society. MAV said collective action from Parliament and governments to schools, parents, law enforcement, healthcare professionals and society at large is required to ensure that India’s children do not become the next generation of nicotine users.
The government took a commendable step by imposing a ban on the sale of vapes, but even today, some suppliers are reaching children through social media, and certain shopkeepers are covertly distributing these products,” Maliwal said in a post on X.
