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Minister’s statement on beer draws flak
Around 100 protesters were arrested by the city police and were sent to various police stations in the city on Friday. Earlier, hundreds of people, including Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders,
Vijayawada: Around 100 protesters were arrested by the city police and were sent to various police stations in the city on Friday. Earlier, hundreds of people, including Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders,
women organisations members and others, tried to block the deputy commissioner of excise in protest against the granting of permissions to open new bars and wine shops in residential areas of the city.
CPI secretary Donepudi Shankar strongly condemned the statement of Excise Minister KS Jawahar that beer is a health drink. He said that the government had taken up excise department as a main source of income.
He said that the government failed to provide text books to students at the government schools for education, drinking water facilities and other basic amenities and was giving licences to liquor shops, he said.
AP Mahila Samakhya general secretary Durga Bhavani alleged that the state government was not bothered about the safety of women and was violating the norms by giving licences to liquor shops in residential areas. She alleged that Mayor was behind several new liquor shops.
