Delhi lockdown: Liquor stores saw long queues after the lockdown was announced
New Delhi:
Large queues were seen at several liquor stores in Delhi today moments after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm tonight till 5 am next Monday to tackle the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Liquor shops at Khan Market, Connaught Place s Gole Market and several other stores across the city faced a sudden rush as people raced to stock up on alcohol for the week.
Social distancing was missing, so were masks, as queues grew longer at the shops, photos shared on Twitter show.
People queue up outside a liquor shop in Gole Market area.
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Delhi panel suggests lowering legal drinking age to 21 from 25: Report
A committee set up the Delhi government has recommended lowering the legal drinking age in the national capital. If the recommendations are implemented, the legal age for consuming liquor could soon be 21 from the present 25, according to a report in The Times of India. It added that soft liquor like beer and wine might be allowed at departmental stores.
The panel was set up the city government in September under the chairmanship of the excise commissioner.
The panel was tasked to suggest the government on simplifying the mechanism for liquor pricing, steps for augmenting the excise revenue and also checking malpractices.Â
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