All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took a dig at the construction of a police outpost near Jama Masjid in Sambhal, saying that Uttar Pradesh government has money for nothing else but for liquor bars and police posts.
They wanted the officials to remove liquor shops near the temple. One of the protestors, Nalli David said, "A liquor store was established in Antarvedi village. Previously, the government had set up a liquor shop nearby, but it was relocated to a less populated area after objections from the
Taking a jibe at Nitish, the former Deputy Chief Minister said that after opening "thousands of liquor shops" during his first two tenures, the Chief Minister is now "pretending to be a Mahatma."
The excise department of the Delhi government on Friday announced that liquor shops across the national capital will remain closed for six days in the upcoming months of October and November.
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, CM Yadav said, "By combining all the departments of the state government, we have made an effort to maintain the form and blessings of Maa Narmada. We will try to ban meat and liquor shops in religious towns. I hope that the decisions that have been made will
"The raids were conducted after complaints were received by the Chief Minister against overpricing and liquor smuggling in various regions," said the release.
The Uttarakhand government has announced that liquor shops across the state will be closed on January 22, to mark the "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The Excise Commissioner issued directions to all the District Magistrates of Uttar Pradesh regarding keeping all the liquor shops of UP closed on January 22, 2024.
Backing Uttar Pradesh Government's move of banning liquor and meat shops in Ayodhya, Chief Priest Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Acharya Satyendra Das Maharaj said that the decision taken by Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath is really commendable.
A notification issued by the department on Saturday said that the liquor shops across Uttar Pradesh will remain open till 11 pm on 24th and 31st December.