Punjab: Despite government orders, liquor vends remain closed in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: Even as Punjab government had allowed opening of liquor shops and home delivery of the liquor bottles, the vend owners decided not to open their shops and sought change in revenue policy. This has disappointed the booze lovers as they were waiting for the opening of liquor vends.
Parik Sharma, a resident from Gill road, said that though government had asked them to open vends, they decided not to open the shops as government didn’t give them relief in the revenue policy which will pose a lot of problems to the liquor vendors in future.He added that they have to give Rs 1.5-2 lakhs revenue per day, but there is not much scope for sale.
Sharma further said, "As the workers are leaving the city, there is not much scope for sale for country-made liquor, so it is difficult to get revenue. He indicated that government feels that things will turn like Delhi, where large number of booze lovers turned to buy liquor, but it may not turn that way in the state and sale is expected to be less.