Uttar Pradesh govt rules out possibility of imposing prohibition on liquor

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has ruled out any possibility of imposing prohibition in the state. Senior UP minister Shivpal Singh Yadav told reporters that a ban on liquor would lead to ‘massive corruption’ in the state.

“Look what is happening in Bihar – people are still consuming liquor on the sly. It is being sold in a clandestine manner. Whenever liquor has been banned, the liquor mafia and some officials make good money. We want that the revenue should go into the state exchequer and not into private pockets,” he said.

Bihar CM had urged UP CM to impose prohibition in UP. He had said that his efforts to ensure a complete ban on liquor were disturbed by UP since people in the border areas were crossing into UP to consume liquor.