Swami Aganivesh invited a few organizations and activists to
discuss about a Nationwide Prohibition movement at Budha Vihar, Bhubaneswar
in the after noon of 3rd June 2013 .
His logic is simple; the revenue generated for Govt. from
Foreign & Country Liquor Business is far far less than the cost incurred by
the Society. From Politics to Domestic Violence and Rape and Road Accidents can
be attributed to the consumption of Liquor; which is but truth. As it is now
common knowledge that during election, opponents open the Liquor barrels to
influence the voters and spurt in crime graph in cities is directly
proportional to the amount of consumption of Liquor in that cities. It is
incumbent upon Govt. to enforce prohibition as per the direction of Directive
Principles of State Policy and subsequent unanimous Parliament resolution
across the country. However, except Gujarat all other
States earn revenue from Excise. Can we stop this? That may be difficult but,
it can certainly be minimized. Swami Aganivesh wish to organize a Human Chain
all across the Country with the help of 10, 000,00 volunteers and followed by a
day of fast on 2nd October 2013 and further there could be
demonstration and counseling of tipplers at each IMFL shops by small school
children all across the country. Swami proposes to keep Women in the forefront
of this movement as they are at the receiving end of the consumption of liquor.
Plans are there to involve all political parties, trade unions and students in
this mission. This could indeed become a people’s movement; if, planned and
organized without keeping any other motive behind this movement.
interesting ...
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