Bhopa: ‘Ahatas’ (space hooked up to a liquor store for individuals to drink) and store bars have been closed underneath the brand new excise coverage that was authorised by the Madhya Pradesh cupboard on Sunday (February 19). The announcement comes amid senior Bharatiya Janata Party chief Uma Bharti’s demand for a “controlled liquor policy” in MP. “All ahatas and shop bars are being shut in the state. From hereon, liquor will be sold at the shops and places of drinking will not be allowed,” state Home Minister Narottam Mishra mentioned after the cupboard assembly on Sunday night.
Mishra, who’s the state authorities spokesperson, mentioned the gap of liquor outlets from academic establishments, women’ hostels and non secular locations is being elevated from 50 meters to 100 meters, whereas legal guidelines to cancel the driving licenses in circumstances of drunk driving might be made extra stringent.
“Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been working to discourage drinking liquor so no new shop was opened in the state since 2010. On the contrary, shops were closed. During Narmada Seva Yatra, 64 shops were closed in the state. The new excise policy is also designed to discourage liquor consumption,” Mishra mentioned.
Bharti has been campaigning towards liquor consumption and has requested the BJP authorities of Shivraj Singh Chouhan not to money in on the ingesting behavior of individuals by way of a liberal excise regime.
She tied two cows in entrance of a liquor store in Orchha city in Niwari district, which is known for its temples and palaces, and exhorted individuals to drink milk and never alcohol underneath her ‘madhushala mein gaushala’ (cowshed in liquor vend) programme. She had additionally earlier thrown dung at this store in protest towards the sale of liquor.
Bharti, who began her marketing campaign with the demand for complete prohibition, has now been asking for regularisation of sale within the state, the place Assembly polls are due by the tip of the yr.
