The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday expressed concern over the plight of the women in jail who were arrested for holding protest against the opening of the liquor vends in rural areas of the State. The liquor vends in many districts of the State were shifted to the densely populated areas of the city following the Supreme court order banning the operation of the liquor vends within the 500 meter radius of the National Highways.
The issue was raised by BSP member Sukhdeo Rajbhar during the Zero Hour through call attention motion. Rajbhar said that as many as 433 women which include women of 70 to 80 years-old and some lactating mothers were arrested for staging protest against the opening of the liquor shops in their respective localities in East UP districts. He said the young mothers have been sent to jail along with their children. He said the police had registered 161 cases against these women and chargesheet is likely to be filed soon against the poor women in Court. BSP leader demanded immediate release of the poor women.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the information of the member was not correct as several women have already been released from the jail.