Goa CM urges to ban on liquor consumption in Public places

Goa, Sept 18: Here is the bad news for drunkards, especially who drinks in public places.

The Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated that the state will ban the drinking of liquor in public places to curb the nuisance created by people in the drunken state.

Parrikar further asserted that the government will also impose fines or cancel the license of the liquor shops that allow people to drink near it. He said necessary amendments to the will be done in October.



While addressing a conference at a 'Swachch Bharat' function in Panaji on Sunday, Parrikar said, "If someone wants to drink (liquor), they should drink inside and not in public places.

In the next 15 days, I will hold meetings with government officials to ban the consumption of liquor in public places. Liquor shops will face the music if people are found drinking in the open spaces near the shop".

The state government has already banned drinking on the beaches. They are currently governing the licenses to the liquor outlets under Goa, Daman, and Diu Excise Act, 1964.