‘Wine isn’t liquor’, Sanjay Raut helps sale of wine in supermarkets

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut Friday defended the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities’s resolution to permit the sale of wine at supermarkets and walk-in retailers in Maharashtra by claiming the “wine is not liquor”.
Speaking in favour of the Uddhav Thackeray govt’s resolution Sanjay Raut reportedly instructed information company ANI that the choice has been taken to double the farmers’ revenue within the state. “Wine is not liquor. If wine sale increases, farmers will get benefit from it. We’ve done this to double farmers’ income,” mentioned the Shiv Sena MP.
Wine isn’t liquor. If wine sale will increase,farmers will get profit from it.We’ve completed this to double farmers’ revenue.BJP solely opposes however does nothing for farmers: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on govt’s resolution to permit sale of wine in supermarkets&walk-in shops in Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/zdCXgOStfl— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2022
The Shiv Sena chief hit out on the opposition BJP for slamming the Uddhav Thackeray-led authorities’s resolution. “BJP only opposes but does nothing for farmers,” Sanjay Raut mentioned. He insisted that the choice of the state authorities is within the curiosity of the farmers as it could enhance their revenue.
सुपर मार्केटमधून वाईन विक्रीच्या निर्णयाला विरोध करणारे शेतकऱ्यांचे शत्रू. राज्य सरकारचा निर्णय शेतकऱ्यांच्या हिताचा. या निर्णयामुळे शेतकऱ्यांचे उत्पन्न वाढेल- शिवसेना खासदार संजय राऊत https://t.co/CbvSFUBywh pic.twitter.com/y5pb9P3CxG— Lokmat (@lokmat) January 28, 2022
Sanjay Raut’s comment got here in response to former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ criticism that the Shiv Sena-led coalition administration in Maharashtra is making an attempt to show the state right into a “Madya-Rashtra (liquor state).”
“And now the sale of wine from supermarkets/Kirana retailers! We received’t permit Maharashtra to develop into ‘Madya’Rashtra, Fadnavis wrote on Twitter. He was shocked that Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aghadi administration had closed faculties and schools, in addition to non secular websites reminiscent of temples, with a purpose to restrict the pandemic, however had allowed liquor retailers to stay open.
Maharashtra govt led by Uddhav Thackeray permits sale of wine at grocery retailers and supermarkets
It could also be famous that the Maharashtra cabinet acknowledged on Thursday that wine will probably be obtainable in each grocery store within the state. According to the brand new liquor regulation, wine bottles will probably be bought in grocery shops and shops all through the state. Previously, solely liquor shops have been permitted to promote wine.
The “shelf-in-shop” technique can be utilized by supermarkets and companies which have 1,000 sq. toes of house or extra and are registered underneath the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, based on a press release launched by the Chief Minister’s Office.
The most shelf measurement allowed in shops can be 2.25 cubic metres, and the annual licence worth will probably be Rs 5000.
In December 2021, the All India Wine Producers’ Association (AIWPA) had requested that wines be bought at grocery shops to make them extra accessible. For the previous 20 years, Maharashtra, the origin of the nation’s wine trade, has supplied wine with an excise exemption to help the budding trade’s progress. However, within the assembly held on Thursday, the state’s cabinet determined to impose a minimal excise levy of Rs 10/litre on bulk wine.
‘Why open bars and keep temples shut’: Anna Hazare questions Maharashtra govt
Interestingly, the Maharashtra authorities in its Covid-induced restrictions final yr had allowed bars and pubs to stay open within the state whereas temples remained closed. Anna Hazare, the social activist, had then raised questions over the Maharashtra authorities’s orders and supplied his help if devotees maintain protests to raise curbs on the temples within the state.
In his assertion, Hazare added that the federal government appears wonderful with the large queues outdoors liquor retailers within the state, however they aren’t okay with reopening the temples. Reportedly, he met a delegation of individuals demanding the reopening of the temples throughout the state.
BJP staged protests to reopen temples
On August 30 2021, Chandrakant Patil, state chief BJP, held a ‘shankhnad andolan’ and sought the reopening of temples for the general public. Protests have been held by the social gathering employees outdoors temples throughout the state in cities together with Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Nagpur and Solapur. The social gathering employees marched in direction of the temples blowing conch shells. Patil mentioned, “The shankhanad is necessary to wake up the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, which is in deep slumber. Pleas demanding the reopening of temples have gone unheard for the past 15 months.”