Uma Bharti staying in Bhopal temple to seek stringent liquor policy
The Hindu
The BJP leader announced she will await the Madhya Pradesh government's new liquor policy announcement.
Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh government's likely announcement of a new liquor policy, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Uma Bharti is staying at a temple in State capital Bhopal demanding the policy be made more stringent.
If a "controlled liquor policy" is implemented, the ruling BJP will repeat its record victory like 2003, Bharti told reporters on Saturday after she reached the temple located near a liquor shop at the Ayodhya Nagar trisection.
The BJP leader announced she will stay there till January 31, awaiting the liquor policy announcement.
The Assembly elections in MP are due in December this year.
Bharti has been demanding appropriate amendments in liquor policy, which the state government releases every year, and incorporating more controls to promote de-addiction.
She had earlier opposed the wine shop located near the temple.
The Madhya Pradesh government has not announced any date, but a new liquor policy is generally announced in January-end.