As the decision to allow liquor shops to open amid the lockdown continues to face criticism from many, a plea has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking directions to the AAP government to come up with a policy on online sale of liquor and its home delivery. "It is the duty of the state to develop and adopt adequate measures to help contain the spread of the virus," the petition said. On Wednesday, another plea was submitted in the Delhi High Court demanding the closure of liquor shops in the national capital. It stated that the opening of liquor shops is failing the purpose of lockdown as people are flouting social distancing norms and huge crowds are gathering outside the liquor shops. Notably, the Delhi government has failed to effectively manage the crowd outside liquor shops that opened from Monday.

Source: dna May 07, 2020 10:18 UTC