Anti-liquor protestors staged road blockade at Cuttack-Chandabali road demanding closure of two liquor shops in Chandol Bazar
The anti- liquor activists, especially the Dalit women of Chandol area, on Monday staged a road blockade at the busy Cuttack-Chandabali road near Chandol Chowk demanding that the two licenced liquor shops, including an IMFl shop, be closed down.
Though the Dalit women knocked the doors of the district Collector, a week back, demanding that the liquor shops be closed down by October 2, the administration just paid deaf ear. They had threatened to stage a road blockade protesting the district administration’s inaction.
The anti -liquor activists, especially the Dalit women, staged a road blockade after the deadline expired.
Sub Collector Kanhu Charan Dhir, the SDPO of Kendrapada and the IIC of Kendrapada Sadar police station rushed to the spot to discuss with the protestors and urged them to withdraw their stir.
Dhir asked the protestors to send a representative team and assured to conduct a meeting in this regard with the Collector. later, the protestors withdrew their blockade.
Normalcy was restored on the road after the blockade was called off, informed Sadar IIC Nilakantha Prasad Patra.