Bhopal: Former Union minister and Hindutva chief Uma Bharti, who until lately was taking over the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP authorities in Madhya Pradesh over its liquor coverage, appears to have clamed down, at the least for now. On Friday, Bharti introduced to organise an occasion to felicitate Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Bharti has despatched an invite to the Chief Minister, stating that the `Mata Beti Bai Smriti Sikshan Samiti` has determined to felicitate Chouhan for his resolution to introduce a brand new liquor coverage holding the security and safety of ladies in thoughts. The `Mata Beti Bai Smriti Sikshan Samiti` is a social organisation run by Bharti.
As per sources, the occasion will likely be organized on the Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal on Saturday (February 25), throughout which Bharti will felicitate Chouhan for accepting her calls for within the new liquor coverage, which is able to come into impact from April 1.
The transfer got here after Chouhan introduced the closure of `ahatas` or taverns hooked up to liquor shops and store bars in Madhya Pradesh. The state authorities has additionally determined that liquor outlets situated near academic establishments, non secular locations and so on. will likely be shifted to distant places.
Notably, Bharti was criticising her personal get together`s authorities over its liquor coverage, and now the Chief Minister has made this announcement forward of the upcoming Assembly polls, creating an impression that the brand new coverage got here after Bharti`s sustained marketing campaign in opposition to the sooner liquor coverage.
Hours after state Home Minister Narottam Mishra had briefed the press concerning the Cabinet`s resolution to introduce a brand new liquor coverage final Sunday, Bharti took Twitter to specific her happiness, terming the announcement as “historic and revolutionary”.
The veteran BJP chief, who stepped down from the Narendra Modi authorities in 2018 citing well being causes forward of a Cabinet reshuffle, returned to Madhya Pradesh final yr after spending months on a marketing campaign for clear Ganga. Many political observers really feel that Bharti, a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, is making an effort to regain her area in state politics.
