Close all liquor shops in residential areas: Gupta

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta today demanded that all liquor shops located in the residential areas of the national capital should be closed.
Referring to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement , Gupta said not a single liquor shop was closed in the residential areas so far.
"This policy announcement by the CM has remained only an announcement for public consumption," Gupta said.
He said many resident welfare associations (RWAs) have approached the concerned officers with complaints of liquor shops remaining open in their areas and "spoiling" the environment.
Gupta alleged that the government had spent crores on advertisements carrying warnings that a fine of Rs 5,000 will be imposed on those found consuming liquor in the open.

"But even today people are found consuming liquor in the open around liquor shops.
"Women are finding it difficult to move around with people drinking in open near these liquor shops. They have submitted memorandums to the CM but not a single liquor vend has been moved from the residential areas so far," he said.
The BJP leader also accused the city government of being hand in glove with liquor mafia and said there had been an increase in sale and number of liquor shops in Delhi in the last two years.