more-inLocal resistance to sanctioning of new beer/wine parlours and Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlets has put the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on a difficult wicket at a time when it is framing its abkari policy. The general expectation is that the LDF government will relax the current liquor policy to some extent. Bevco outlets are now being shifted to interior areas, but this has also triggered local resistance. Panchayat’s requestBut, the Kuttoor grama panchayat in Pathanamthitta district has passed a resolution against the Bevco outlet proposed to be opened in the panchayat. The LDF has already undone the United Democratic Front’s policy of reducing Bevco outlets at a rate of 10 per cent every year.

Source: The Hindu January 22, 2017 14:26 UTC