We are so obssesed with making news , playing politics for No Issues . Our priorties are to cater to our Vote Banks,or just be any News . Therefore we tend to forget the Actual Issues which actualy affect our lives. Our total system (Social & Political) is so Totally Pesticised that a little pesticide can hardly do any harm . Lets remove the pesticides from our ground water which we all have to drink, without any choice . Atleast Colas are not imposed on every body. We could have complained if the Colas were importing pesticides & then forcing us to drink . It's our own Native Water which is Pesticised & because we have pesticide in Every thing that we eator drink lets ban every thing .
Everyone is talking about the cola ban. States are banning the drinks on "health grounds". But they are not talking about tobacco products which cause more harm! What a contrast! Cigarettes or beedis are MUCH MORE dangerous than the little bit of pesticides in colas. I am not pro or anti cola and don't have any leniency towards the drinks. But I am concerned with the side effects of tobacco smoking/chewing. Let me also say that most of the fruits or vegetables we buy from the market have VERY high levels of pesticides in or on them. Take the case of grapes. The grey powder kind of coating on black grapes is mostly copper sulphate which can cause diarrhea and other complications! Who cares for these?
It clearly shows that you are less concerned about your compatriats than the MNCs themselves. Your argument of local panchayat dening CMs claim of lowering water level is absolutely wrong and baseless. It is infact, the local panchayat of Plachimada which kicked Coke out. Please do some research before writing such articles. Well, after all, you are their coolie too.
What a hilarious article. Not just because you are biased, but also coz you LIE. You say that "Incidentally, the chief minister of Kerala had earlier led an agitation against the Coke and Pepsi factories claiming that their use of water was lowering the water tables in the region leading to shortages, a claim thrown out by courts and denied even by the local panchayats". Have you ever ready anything about what happened there?? Do you know that its the Panchayat that is leading the fight of locals against a multi-national giant for drinking water? This is all about business ethics and the cola company sadly lacks it completely. Palakkad is a heavily draught hit area and they drain the underground water in huge quantities while the common man of the area suffer. Only a company with absolute lack of humanity can do such an act of fighting a war with local who want only drinking water. Its terrible. They wouldnt dare to do such a thing in the US. A company with ethics will never do it anywhere. I work for an MNC, sir! I know what a company with ethics mean. You seem to be pained by the ban on colas. And not by the fact that they are proven to have some harmful contents!!!
The soft drink companies produce consumable items without even listing the ingredients. The sheer money power behind this business has ensured that this remains undisclosed even in the USA. There are no government directives or studies to understand the effects of carbonated drinks. To put in the holistic perspective, even USA govenments have failed to protect their citizen\\\'s rights.
But that does not mean that India should emulate the same. We are a poor country still and cannot afford to attract huge costs in related medical maintenance. Also, why a partial treatment only to soft drinks when everything other consumable is directed to disclose the ingredients. Moreover, there is no green dot - and there are reasons to suspect that soft drinks contain animal additivies. I hope the authorities would rise to the fact and take necessary action.
The ban on Pepsi and Coca Cola is not justified. It seems more like an act of revenge rather than sensible and responsible Governance. The pesticide content is in the water used. This is the same water that we consume even otherwise. Shouldn't the pesticide content be checked on all 'Mineral Water' and other soft drinks? The issue needs to be studied in broader prospective.
Sir, I feel that the underlying secret of raising the coca and pepsi issue is something different, political motivation, publicity,apeasement to a section of population. The lab tests have been made the base. In my view, the lab tests have not been fully analysed to prove the point of view beyond doubt.However, the issue has been made quite sansational rather than a news. In my view, Coca and pepsi should rebounce with sound lab facts.so that in future no body may dare to sensationalise any thing with little or half baked support.
Eventhough the ban on these two softdrinks of such great reputation is not a good sign for other global investors planning to invest in India, we should ensure that these companies stick to strict quality regulations in what they are giving to the public of the country which gives so much volume of business. The cost of these products are not very dissimilar to what it is in the middle east or any other countries but why there should be a difference in the quality? They should not think that anything substandard could be dumped into the Indian consumer market.
yes it is right to ban the coke and pepsi based drinks. well they all should know that they should?nt provide toxic pesticides in the drinks than the usual levels. i strongly recoment they should be banned all over in india. such that the others can learn.
