Madhya Pradesh CM Yadav Plans Liquor Ban in Religious Cities
Madhya Pradesh CM considers banning alcohol in holy cities, citing public complaints and recommendations from seers.

Madhya Pradesh: The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, said his government is considering amending Harbhara's regulations for visitors in religious cities in the state. He said that preparation is being done to ban alcohol in those cities.
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At the sacred towns, which would be closed, the state government is seriously contemplating shutting down liquor shops, said CM Yadav while sharing that other seers have presented similar recommendations. These reports came from news agencies ANI.
"The current budget year is going to end and our government is thinking that we should amend our policy in religious cities and move towards banning liquor from those cities. Many seers have given suggestions and our government is seriously considering that we should close these excise shops within the limits of our religious cities so that we can take concrete steps in the direction of complaints from people regarding the religious environment. We are serious and will take a decision in this regard very soon," the news agency quoted CM Yadav.
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"The current budget year is going to end and our government is thinking that we should amend our policy in religious cities and move towards banning liquor from those cities. Many seers have given suggestions and our government is seriously considering that we should close these excise shops within the limits of our religious cities so that we can take concrete steps in the direction of complaints from people regarding the religious environment. We are serious and will take a decision in this regard very soon," the news agency quoted CM Yadav.
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