BHOPAL: Sale of liquor in districts adjoining Uttar Pradesh would remain suspended for 48 hours prior to polling and counting for UP assembly elections. Order in this regard were issued by the MP state commercial taxes department on Monday.
The order stated for assembly elections in UP, the sale of liquor would be prohibited in districts bordering UP for 48 hours prior to end of polling and on the counting day. The government stated that the order would remain effective for a distance of three kilometers in MP from the UP borders. The government also said that there would be strict monitoring on sale of liquor in districts adjoining UP.