Delhi to head dry for 3 days because of MCD polls

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: Delhi will follow dry days from Friday to Sunday all the way through which the sale of alcohol might be prohibited because of the MCD elections, town excise division has introduced.

The election of 250 wards of the Municipal Company of Delhi within the nationwide capital is on Sunday.

The counting of votes might be finished on December 7. The excise division has introduced that December 7 may also be seen as a dry day.

In a notification, Delhi Commissioner (Excise) Krishna Mohan Uppu on Wednesday stated that during pursuance of the provisions of Rule 52 of Delhi Excise Regulations, 2010, it’s hereby ordered that December 2 to December 4 and December 7 might be seen as “Dry Days”.

Dry days are days when the federal government prohibits the sale of alcohol in retail outlets, golf equipment, bars, and so forth. on a particular day “From 17:30 Hours of December 2, 2022 (Friday) to December 4, 2022, as much as 17:30 Hours (Sunday), the above will likely be seen as ‘Dry Days’ along with the Dry Days,” the notification stated.

Additionally, “from 00:00 Hours to 24:00 Hours on December 7, 2022 (Wednesday) (date of counting of votes), may also be seen as a dry day,” the notification added.

The civic polls, spanning 250 wards, are due on December 4.

The polls are in large part being observed as a competition between the AAP, the BJP and the Congress.

NEW DELHI: Delhi will follow dry days from Friday to Sunday all the way through which the sale of alcohol might be prohibited because of the MCD elections, town excise division has introduced.

The election of 250 wards of the Municipal Company of Delhi within the nationwide capital is on Sunday.

The counting of votes might be finished on December 7. The excise division has introduced that December 7 may also be seen as a dry day.

In a notification, Delhi Commissioner (Excise) Krishna Mohan Uppu on Wednesday stated that during pursuance of the provisions of Rule 52 of Delhi Excise Regulations, 2010, it’s hereby ordered that December 2 to December 4 and December 7 might be seen as “Dry Days”.

Dry days are days when the federal government prohibits the sale of alcohol in retail outlets, golf equipment, bars, and so forth. on a particular day “From 17:30 Hours of December 2, 2022 (Friday) to December 4, 2022, as much as 17:30 Hours (Sunday), the above will likely be seen as ‘Dry Days’ along with the Dry Days,” the notification stated.

Additionally, “from 00:00 Hours to 24:00 Hours on December 7, 2022 (Wednesday) (date of counting of votes), may also be seen as a dry day,” the notification added.

The civic polls, spanning 250 wards, are due on December 4.

The polls are in large part being observed as a competition between the AAP, the BJP and the Congress.