Banning e-cigarettes could harm public health, AVI warns Haryana Government

Response to an unnamed NGO’s letter urging Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to ban e-cigarettes “without any facts and substantial study.” Cites the state’s 19.7% smoking rate (GATS 2016-17) and offers AVI’s research to help frame regulation instead. Date is approximate — the source carries no dateline; estimated from citation style consistent with other releases from this period.