Centre's No to Punjab Government over Sale of Liquor in Lockdown.

Centre’s No to Punjab Government over Sale of Liquor in Lockdown

The Centre on Thursday refused the Punjab Government on its request to allow the state to sell alcohol either through regular vendors or through home delivery.

As per the Sources said following the revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for implementation of nationwide lockdown 2.0 to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, which prohibited the sale of alcohol, gutka and tobacco products, the Punjab Government had written to the Centre seeking permission to sell alcohol in the state.

But Looking no the current situation and reviewing the situation, it was considered by the authorities not to allow Punjab Government to sell liquor during the period of lockdown, as exception can’t be made among the states,” a top government official said.

Punjab Government had mentioned that if direct sale from liquor vends wasn’t allowed, the state could be permitted to allow home delivery of the product.

Its well mention that the order issued during the lockdown guidelines the MHA had said, “There should be a strict ban on the sale of liquor, gutka, tobacco, etc and spitting in public places should be strictly prohibited.”

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