'New excise policy victory of Swaraj Abhiyan's movement'

Swaraj Abhiyan today claimed victory after the Delhi government announced that no new liquor shops will come up in the national capital this year and said Kejriwal's move was an outcome of its movement against liquor shops.
Questioning the alleged delay in the excise policy, Swaraj Abhiyan said the government has been deliberating over it for the last four months.
"What happened in last 15 days that the Chief Minister had to make a U turn? We demand that common man should be consulted before finalising the policy," Swaraj Abhiyan media in-charge Anupam said.
"The Delhi Chief Minister has said there will be no new liquor shops for the next one year. Has this decision been taken from the point of view of polls in Punjab (Assembly polls) and Delhi (MCD elections) next year?," he asked.

Earlier, Swaraj Abhiyan had threatened to launch an agitation if liquor permits were given without consultation of local people. Activist-lawyer and the Abhiyan leader Prashant Bhushan had undertaken a public hearing over a liquor shop in Kotla Mubarakpur.
According to the excise policy approved by the AAP government today, no new liquor shop except in malls, will come up in Delhi in the current financial year and the mohalla sabhas will be empowered to shut existing neighbourhood vends if there are complaints of "nuisance".