State president of Congress Arun Yadav called upon the whole State to stand up for liquor ban. During the ongoing protest the State Congress spokesperson Deepti Singh here on Tuesday met Governor Ramnaresh Yadav and insisted him to direct the State Government to ban liquor in the State. Deepti Singh told the Governor that she even spoke to Excise Minister Jayant Malaiya regarding the liquor ban in the State. Congress Party, under this campaign, is also advising people to quit drinking and urged everyone, who is addicted.
Related to this campaign youths presented street drama at DB Mall which was highly appreciated by the crowd present.
The governor comforted the delegation that he will do whatever he can. In the delegation, besides Deepti Singh, Kalpana Joshi, Ragini Singh, Nithin Rajoriya, Naina Singh, Anupama and Manish was present.
Notably, after the Kerala and Bihar States have come out with blanket ban on the manufacturing, sale and supply of liquor, Madhya Pradesh government is under immense pressure on the similar issue. Time and again, the ill-effects of the liquor have come to fore in Madhya Pradesh.
Few years ago, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced that no new liquor shop would be allowed to open in Madhya Pradesh. However, new shops were opened and new locations throughout the State.
Congress and Aam Admi Party (AAP) have been agitating demanding ban on liquor in the State for past few months, but the government has not taken any initiative in this direction.