BJP MLA demands complete ban on liquor in Madhya Pradesh
Following The Movement By Indore Resident To Oppose The Opening Of New Liquor Shops In Residential Areas, A Local BJP MLA On Monday Demanded Complete Ban On Liquor In Madhya Pradesh.
Following the movement by Indore resident to oppose the opening of new liquor shops in residential areas, a local BJP MLA on Monday demanded complete ban on liquor in Madhya Pradesh.
During an agitation by some women against opening of a liquor shop in Tirupati Nagar in Indore, BJP MLA from Indore-1 constituency Sudarshan Gupta said, “Liquor shops should not be opened in the vicinity of residential areas, religious places and educational institutions.”
“I appeal to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to impose a complete ban on liquor in the state in the coming days,” he said.
Several agitations, mostly led by women, are being held in different parts of city for last three days against the new liquor shops in different parts of the city.
Extending his support to these agitations, the legislator said, “Earlier, people used to tolerate liquor shops in residential areas, but now the people have become aware and are protesting against it.”
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