Goa mulls banning drinking liquor in open places
ECONOMIC TIMES, PANAJI | 27 January 2016 16:38 IST
The Goa government is considering banning consumption of liquor in public places to check nuisance, a senior official said here today.
"There are complaints from common people about consumption of liquor in public places, which leads to littering and other nuisance. The existing excise law needs to be amended for the same," Goa's Excise Commissioner Menino D'Souza told PTI. CLICK TO READ MORE
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Absolutely good idea. I hope the beach-side shacks and made and exception.
- Aryan, Panaji | 28 th January 2016 13:48
This will be cited as one more example of intolerance. Govt will have face arguement like "What to eat and where to eat is individual choice in democracy."
- Madhav Bastodker, Ponda | 27 th January 2016 21:00
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