Bhubaneswar: Dance bars will be completely closed in the state, said the excise minister Prithviraj Harichandan in a statement in the Odisha Assembly. Along with this decision Liquor shops should not be near schools, colleges, temples. It should be Liquor shops should be far away from schools and temples.
The Chikiti Liquor death cases in now heating the second phase of assembly budget session. Opposition BJD and Congress both raised their voice for the demand of excise minister’s resignation.
In his statement minister said, the new excise policy to be introduced on Odiya Asmita. And the smuggling network will be rooted out, he added.
