There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the people regarding Holi festival. Meanwhile, there is good news for the jam lovers in the national capital Delhi. Liquor shops will remain open during Holi in Delhi. Holi festival has been removed from the list of ‘dry days’. According to an order issued by the Delhi government in January, the festival of colours, Holi, is no longer in the list of ‘dry days’. ‘Dry day’ means days when liquor shops remain closed.
In the notification issued in January, it has been mentioned that Republic Day, Mahashivratri, Eid-ul-Fitr, Ram Navami and Mahavir Jayanti will also be celebrated as ‘dry days’. According to the information, this list is for the period from January to March.
Liquor shops remained closed on Holi
The order also states that those holding licenses to run liquor shops will not get any compensation for the closure. For the past few decades, most occasions of Holi have been ‘dry days’ in the national capital, with the aim of preventing law and order problems. The only exception to this was 2022, when the liquor policy brought by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government reduced the number of ‘dry days’ to just three.
Now the real liquor scam has started in Delhi – Sisodia
Former Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia has cornered the Rekha Gupta government over keeping liquor shops open on Holi. He wrote on X, “Now the real liquor scam has started in Delhi. Delhi government has given free rein to liquor shops to earn crores of rupees on festival days by keeping them open even on Holi. Does anyone among ED and CBI officials have the courage to ask even a single question against this scam?