Minister for Finance, Planning, Special Assistance and Rehabilitation, Adv Ashish Jaiswal, has recommended a review of the liquor ban in Gadchiroli. He has written a letter to the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also holds the State Excise Minister.
The demand was raised by Dr Pramod Salve, President of Tribal and Backward Classes Action Committee, Gadchiroli. Dr Salve quoted the growing illegal liquor trade in Gadchiroli due to the ban. Youth and even school-going children are being involved in transporting liquor into Gadchiroli. With the transportation, the youth and children also started consuming liquor.
Dr Salve also stated in his representation to the Maharashtra Government that spurious liquor is being sold in Gadchiroli, resulting in deaths of tribals and youths. Road accidents are also increasing in the district.
Adv Jaiswal has recommended that the government’s decision to impose ban on liquor in Gadchiroli should be reviewed, like Chandrapur decision. The letter was forwarded to Ajit Pawar on Friday.
Although prominent social workers had supported a liquor ban in Gadchiroli, the side effects are more dangerous than the positive impact of imposing the ban. Gadchiroli is a popular district for tourists at an international level, because of its dense forest and wildlife. The tourists prefer to stay at Chandrapur because of the liquor ban in Gadchiroli.
With the initiative by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Gadchiroli is experiencing development at a faster pace. Business houses are expected to visit the place in large numbers in the coming years. For them, liquor may be made available at hotels and rest houses, which is possible only after lifting the ban. This is possible only after a review of the decision to ban it.
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