After multiple attempts to convince many City Police Commissioners to keep hotels and other commercial establishments in the city open 24x7, the hoteliers’ association has said that “a positive meeting” was held with police officials and the Department of Commerce and Industries on Tuesday.
The police confirmed that while the 2016 order, which stated that commercial establishments can stay open until 1 a.m., will be followed in the city, no decision has been taken about the 24x7 business.
The meeting was attended by Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department, Ramana Guptha, Joint Commissioner (Crime), and several representatives of the Bruhat Bengaluru Hoteliers’ Association (BBHA), the Retailers’ Association of India, and fast-food chain restaurants.
