As per the latest reports, the BJP Delhi on Monday challenged the Arvind Kejriwal-driven government’s new excise policy by hindering traffic at 15 spots across the national capital.
Opposition Against Encouraging Alcohol Shops
The opposition has asserted that the new approach will encourage opening of alcohol shops in each street and corner of the national capital, giving the city a terrible name.
The fights were organized at ITO, Chandini Chowk, Akshardham go across shopping center street, Keshavpuram, Vikas Marg, Civil Lines, Shahadra, Signature Bridge, Karol Bagh, South and South West Delhi, among different areas.
“Each and every person of Delhi, including ladies, are worried about alcohol shops coming up near their homes,” Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said on Sunday while declaring the dissent.
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“Kejriwal needs to make Punjab alcohol free, however is resolved to make Delhi a city of alcohol. We will go against this move.”
Since the presentation of the new excise policy, the BJP has been challenging the Kejriwal-driven government. Under this arrangement, almost 850 alcohol shops should open up across city as the state government made an exit from the alcohol business.
The opposition has additionally protested the launch of new alcohol shops in close area to neighborhoods, strict destinations and instructive foundations.
Deputy CM Justifies Alcohol Distributes
While declaring the policy, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said that it would alter Delhiites’ alcohol purchasing experience by giving the alcohol distributes another shape. He had additionally asserted that the arrangement would additionally put a total prohibition on the business as usual of alcohol mafias working in the association domain.
Responding to Monday’s fights, Sisodia tweeted: “BJP is irate over the execution of the new excise policy on the grounds that Kejriwal government has put a stoppage to the robbery to Rs 35,000 crore in Delhi.
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“This cash is currently being gotten by the government which will involve it to assist masses, prior this cash used to go to the pockets of BJP leaders and alcohol mafia”
