The district administration has declared dry days prohibiting the sale of alcohol on January 28, 29, 30, and February 2, the day of the vote counting, in anticipation of the Nagpur Division Teachers and Graduates constituency polls for the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC), which will be held on January 30.
A notice from the district collector, Vipin Itankar, states that all bars and liquor stores in the Nagpur district will be closed from 4 p.m. on January 28 to 4 p.m. on January 30. Similar to this, all bars and licenced liquor stores in the Nagpur district will be closed on the day of the vote counting, which is February 2, until all votes have been counted.
The District Collector has issued a warning that those who disobey the order will be subject to harsh punishment.
