Minister goes on the offensive

The Indian minister of health and family welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, has written to Arun Jaitley, the minister of finance and the minister of defense, urging that the armed forces stop selling tobacco products at their canteens.
And Vardhan has asked the minister to review the policy whereby tobacco products are made available at discount prices to members of the armed services.
Furthermore, he wants all defense establishments, including ships, to be declared no-smoking zones.