Opposing the new liquor policy of ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, Adesh Gupta, State president of Bharatiya Janata Party, said on Friday that all three corporations have decided that opening of liquor shops in residential, and near schools is a violation of Master Plan -2021 and do not comply with corporations’ rule.
“Any liquor shop near religious places, schools or residential areas will be sealed with immediate effect,” Gupta added. “The corporations have already started sealing such liquor shops and now it is being intensified. It is because opening of such shops have led to spurt in crime about which the Kejriwal Government seems to be least concerned about,” he charged. He said everybody; women, elderly, children are concerned about the new excise policy as liquor shops are now opening next door to their residences.
It’s rather strange while Kejriwal is advocating prohibition while in Punjab, back home here in Delhi he is hell bent upon making Delhi a city of alcohol. But BJP is not just going to sit back quietly and said we started a mass movement against the policy from Rajghat , then started a signature campaign against this in the entire city and now on January 3, will resort to chakka jam to protest this. He warned the party will, through corporations’ administration or the mass movement, oppose this new excise policy tooth and nail and compel the state government to withdraw this policy and not allow it to play with future of youngsters which is very shameful on part of Kejriwal.