The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a ban on the sale of liquor in the 84-kilometre radius of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. This comes ahead of the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple scheduled to take place on January 22. Speaking to news agency ANI, UP Excise and Prohibition Minister Nitin Agarwal said that the decision to prohibit the sale of liquor on the 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg was taken as per the instructions given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.   

“It was our decision as per the instructions by CM that we prohibit liqour sale on the 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg. We have shifted the shops alloted there and we have completely prohibitted liqour sale on that Marg…It’s a 150-175 km long road so we have shifted all the shops to other places,” Agarwal said, as quoted by ANI.

#WATCH | Lucknow: UP Excise and Prohibition Minister Nitin Agarwal says, “It was our decision as per the instructions by CM that we prohibit liqour sale on the 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg. We have shifted the shops alloted there and we have completely prohibitted liqour sale on that… pic.twitter.com/N84znfjBr7

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