Ban on smoking goes up in smoke 

Apparently, the injunctions of the government are not being taken seriously. In fact, flouting them hook, line and sinker seems to have become a norm.

Consider this: government bans smoking in public but the rule is being flagrantly violated. The rogue rings of smoke at the railway station not only signal the violation of the law right under the nose of the authorities but also their deliberate obliviousness towards the inconveniences caused to the non-smoking passengers.

Railways is one of the first departments to have taken the initiative to ban smoking. The ban, however, seems to have gone up in smoke. The passengers can be seen all over the platforms smoking or chewing tobacco. Also, the railways employees like sweepers, coolies, etc who have to be on the platforms throughout the day are finding it very difficult to abide by this rule.

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