Karnataka Minister Calls Hookah Bars As Drug Dens; Vows To Ban Soon

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, in the Legislative Council meeting on March 18, pledged to soon "act tough" on the hookah bars in the state. Referring some bars as "drug supplying dens", Bommai argued that such places are big promoters of drug usage among youngsters. Bommai assured to ban them and also targeted the civic bodies for recklessly granting licenses that promotes 'mushrooming' of such bars, especially in Bengaluru and Mysuru.