TN govt. restricts sale of liquor in poll-bound areas
The Hindu
Nine districts are going for rural local body elections on October 6 and 9
The Tamil Nadu government has restricted the sale of liquor, opening of bars and transporting of liquor into poll-bound areas in nine districts that are going for ordinary elections for rural local bodies on October 6 and 9. It has also placed the restrictions in 28 districts, where casual elections are scheduled on October 9.
The State government’s order followed a communication from the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) in this regard. The sale or opening of bars or transporting of liquor into poll-bound areas or to areas within a 5-km radius would be prohibited from 10 am on October 4 to midnight of October 6, if polling for local bodies in the area is scheduled in the first phase on October 6.