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| Liquor lobby protests Goa's 'dryrun |
| Goa, India's best known party destination, is on forced leave from merrymaking
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| INDIA
, 25-May-2007
0:44:45 AM |
| Goa, India's best known party destination, is on forced leave from merrymaking.
The city was earlier struck with a 11:00 pm (IST) deadline for serving liquor. This has been further trimmed to 10:00 pm on the eve of the elections.
People in Goa, including foreigners, are quite predictably angry with the party poopers.
''I have spoken to young tourists and they won't be back again in Goa. There is nothing for them to do. They lie on the beach during the day and want to come back, shower and go clubbing and there is no place to do that in Goa,'' said Alan Milne, resident, Goa.
Even liquor sellers have no reason to say cheers.
A new government guideline to write the names and addresses of every one who buys from a wine store is something they find impractical.
Some have been informally told by excise officials to even check the identity of buyers.
Shop owners have downed their shutters in protest and bar owners have stopped serving in solidarity.
But the Election Commission feels that it needs to put a lid on rampant liquor sales.
''These measures were important and appropriate to ensure that there are no bulk sales of liquor, specially to political parties and candidates,'' said R S Negi, Chief Election Officer.
Goa's liquor lobby however is not prepared to accept this dry run and have announced an indefinite strike.
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