A day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the proposal on setting up liquor shops in gram panchayat limits was dropped, Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil on Saturday said setting up more liquor shops was not good for the health of society.
Though liquor shops bring revenue to the State exchequer, the health of society needs priority. “The government should think of reducing the number of liquor shops and not increasing them,” he said.
During COVID-19, Mr. Patil had made a strong pitch for total prohibition in Karnataka to lay the foundation for “a happy, peaceful and joyful society.” He had suggested to the then BJP government to take the “revolutionary step of liquor ban” and build an ideal society free from addiction.
