Yogi Govt’s big decision; orders ban of liquor sale near Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
Ahead of the grand inauguration of Shri Ram Mandir in the holy city of Ayodhya on January 22, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government banned the sale of liquor in 84 Kos radius of the Mandir.
UP excise minister Nitin Agarwal announced this after meeting Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Thursday.
The decision to ban liquor in the holy city of Ayodhya dates back to 2018 when the Yogi Adityanath government renamed the Faizabad district as Ayodhya.
Following this, seers and sadhus in the area demanded a ban on alcohol as well as meat to ‘preserve the sanctity of the place’.
In June last year, the Yogi government banned the sale of liquor in and around temples in Ayodhya and Mathura. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura are two locations where the government had issued an order prohibiting the sale of alcohol.
Additionally, the authorities cancelled the licenses of Ayodhya’s booze vendors. The administration of Mathura has ordered the closure of 37 liquor, beer, and bhang stores located near temples. In Mathura, the three pubs located in the hotels were shut down.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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