The monetary value of the Progressive Seizure made by the various Enforcement Agencies both Central and State till February 3, 2023, is Rs.28 crores, informed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland in a press release on Saturday.
The State President said that the Congress Party is against the strike. KPCC president K. Sudhakaran and Member of Parliament (MP) said in Kannur on Saturday. "Congress will not announce any more strikes. If there are no strikes, I will lead a fiery strike against the Kerala state budget," h
Chugh said media reports suggest that a liquor nexus mafia comprising Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sateyndra Jain and K. Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister KCR, operated in Delhi to extort money running into crores of rupees.
BJP leader Uma Bharti lashed out at the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government in the state and said she will open cow shelters in liquor shops if the government does not announce a new liquor policy by February 1.
The administration has established 72 Naka checking points throughout the states to check and seize illicit liquor transportation and misuse of the same keeping the election environment ahead in the mind.
After the date of announcement of the poll ie on January 18, the State Excise Organization seized a total of 6446.175 litres of illicit liquor so far the value of which stands to total Rs 13,98,600.
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the new excise policy, in which the license fee of liquor and beer shops has been increased by 10 per cent.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has appealed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government to review its liquor policy as it is affecting the tourism and revenue of the State.
Ahead of the introduction of the new liquor policy, Bharti will stay at Panchmukhi Hanuman and Durga temple located in Ayodhya Nagar locality in the state capital Bhopal for the next three days demanding the policy be made more stringent
The excise department team, which went to raid illegal liquor in Arrah, was attacked by the liquor mafia with bricks and stones, during which 11 policemen were injured, informed the police.