Anna Hazare threatens indefinite strike to oppose Maharashtra’s wine policy
While alleging that govt’s decision is aimed at increasing its revenue and benefit of wine companies, Hazare claimed that the decision will lead to youngsters becoming addicts.
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Mumbai, February 10: Social activist Anna Hazare has threatened to go on indefinite hunger strike against the Maharashtra government’s decision to allow sale of wine at general stores and super markets.
Hazare, who was part of the India Against Corruption movement against the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has been silent for many years now. A number of questions have been raised against him pointing out his silence ever since a central government led by Narendra Modi came to power.
2 weeks ago, Maharashtra govt declared its wine policy where supermarkets and general stores with area more than 1000 square feet are allowed to sell wine. BJP has also opposed the decision.
Hazare had sent a letter to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray opposing govt’s wine policy. He said that since no response was given to him, and if the decision is not withdrawn, he will sit on a indefinite hunger strike from February 14 at his home-village Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmadnagar district.
Social activist Anna Hazare announces an indefinite hunger strike from 14 February against the Maharashtra government over its decision to sell wine supermarkets and walk-in stores. pic.twitter.com/Zv79JD8iYm
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“If the government does not roll back the decision to sell wine considering the sentiments of the workers and the people across the state then we have to agitate… I will have to start indefinite hunger strike from February 14 at Yadav Baba temple at Ralegan Siddhi,” he wrote in a letter to Thackeray.
Hazare, who was part of the India Against Corruption movement against the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has been silent for many years now. A number of questions have been raised against him pointing out his silence ever since a central government led by Narendra Modi came to power.
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While alleging that the govt’s decision is aimed only at increasing its revenue and the benefit of wine companies, Hazare claimed that the decision will lead to youngsters becoming addicts. A meeting of workers will also be organised at Ralegan Siddhi where course of agitation against the decision will be decided.
2 weeks ago, Maharashtra govt declared its wine policy where supermarkets and general stores with area more than 1000 square feet are allowed to sell wine. BJP has also opposed the decision.