BJP stages protest at Rajghat against Delhi govts new excise policy
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Leaders of Delhi BJP on Friday held a protest at Rajghat here against the new excise policy of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and demanded a CBI probe into it Under its new excise policy the Delhi government has moved out of retail liquor business paving the way for opening of 849 vends across the city The BJP has been opposing these liquor vends alleging that they violate rules No reaction was immediately available from the Delhi government or the ruling AAP over charges of BJP leaders It is the resolve of BJP to not allow opening of any new liquor shops and in coming days 15 lakh signatures will be collected from youth women religious heads and others against this policy and handed over to President Ram Nath Kovind Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said The protesters prayed at Rajghat which is Mahatma Gandhis memorial for wisdom to prevail over the Kejriwal government to withdraw its excise policy Kejriwal has now become a liquor baron He is pushing entire Delhi towards alcoholism He talked of surplus budget in assembly several times but what happened to that and why he wants Delhiites to be drinking liquor he said Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded a CBI probe into this saying it involved a scam Most of these shops have been opened in clear violation of master plan and also it is in violation of Supreme Courts order he claimed The head of a khap panchayat Surender Solanki said if Kejriwal government did not withdraw the policy the whole panchayat of 360 villages and its people will sit on dharna at the Chief Ministers residence as per a Delhi BJP statement PTI VIT HDA HDA
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Leaders of Delhi BJP on Friday held a protest at Rajghat here against the new excise policy of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and demanded a CBI probe into it Under its new excise policy the Delhi government has moved out of retail liquor business paving the way for opening of 849 vends across the city The BJP has been opposing these liquor vends alleging that they violate rules No reaction was immediately available from the Delhi government or the ruling AAP over charges of BJP leaders It is the resolve of BJP to not allow opening of any new liquor shops and in coming days 15 lakh signatures will be collected from youth women religious heads and others against this policy and handed over to President Ram Nath Kovind Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said The protesters prayed at Rajghat which is Mahatma Gandhis memorial for wisdom to prevail over the Kejriwal government to withdraw its excise policy Kejriwal has now become a liquor baron He is pushing entire Delhi towards alcoholism He talked of surplus budget in assembly several times but what happened to that and why he wants Delhiites to be drinking liquor he said Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded a CBI probe into this saying it involved a scam Most of these shops have been opened in clear violation of master plan and also it is in violation of Supreme Courts order he claimed The head of a khap panchayat Surender Solanki said if Kejriwal government did not withdraw the policy the whole panchayat of 360 villages and its people will sit on dharna at the Chief Ministers residence as per a Delhi BJP statement PTI VIT HDA HDA
