Bengaluru Resident Fined Rs 500 For Spitting On Road, Delhiites Demand The Same For Their City!

Amid the debate surrounding Bollywood actors endorsing tobacco-related products, a photo of challan has caught the attention of Reddit users.

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The picture shows that Bengaluru officials imposed a fine of Rs 500 on a person for causing “public nuisance" by spitting.?

The ticket picture shows that the incident occurred near DG Main Road. Redditors jumped on to start a thread, demanding the same imposition in their cities, especially Delhi.?

Many states in India face the issue of public cities with bridges and walls filled with tobacco stains.

The demand by people comes as a legit concern for sanitation in public places.?

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To jog your memory a little, in May 2020, BBMP, the Bengaluru civic body, announced that spitting, urinating, littering, and not wearing a mask in public would attract a penalty of Rs 1,000 at the first instance and Rs 2,000 on every subsequent violation.?

One user on Reddit wrote: “Delhi is one city that needs this desperately. The iconic “Connaught Place" is a testament to this."Another one jumped in and wrote, “Abhimanyu entered Connaught Place on a weekday at 5 pm and never got out. True, tragic story. Documented and called the Mahabharata."

Weighing in an opinion on the other side of the debate, a user wrote,

“This can be easily exploited by corrupt cops. We really need more spittoons and more rehab centers for those who want to recover. Penalizing tobacco users in open space won’t solve any problems, only more ways for cops to loot."?

The common consensus on the thread also led to a demand for the imposition of a fine for urinating in public spaces.??

A few days ago, IAS officer Awanish Sharan shared a picture of a tobacco-laced spit at the iconic Howrah Bridge.?

He wrote how the bridge was corroding due to saliva laced with gutkha stains.

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