Srinivas Goud lauds CM’s quota decision on wine shops
The Hindu
‘Move set to become yet another trend setter in country’
Excise Minister V. Srinivas Goud has said that the decision of the Cabinet on Thursday extending reservations to Goud community, SCs and STs in allotment of liquor shops is first of its kind decision which is set to become yet another trend setter in the country.
The decision has attracted the attention of several States across the country and officials and elected representatives from States like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra evinced interest in knowing about the finer details of the scheme. The decision follows the Chief Minister’s resolve to scrap the tree tax on toddy tappers which enabled opening up of several outlets across the GHMC limits and other places.
The Minister conducted a meeting of the representatives of these communities on Friday and thanked the Chief Minister for taking such a decision that would pave the way for empowerment of the communities dependent on it.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.