Liquor worth Rs 13.07 crore sold in a week before polling!
29-04-14 Though the sale of country liquor was down between April 2013 and March 2014, it registered an increase by 1,03,529 litres in first seven days of April 2014 By Kartik Lokhande The official report forwarded by State Excise Department to Election Commission of India (ECI), reveals that liquor worth Rs 13.07 crore was sold in first seven days of the month of April, that is till three days prior to polling for Lok Sabha seats. Every time, the elections are held, people talk about sale of liquor and transfer of cash. This time, Election Commission of India (ECI) had kept a close vigil on both, which resulted in seizure of liquor and cash both across the country. This time, polling for 11 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha was scheduled on April 10. The administration had declared ‘dry days’ on April 8 on account of ‘Ram Navami’, and on April 9 and April 10 on account of pre-polling and polling day. In these three ‘dry days’, the official report does not reveal any sale