BJP Leader Uma Bharti Hurls Brick At Liquor Shop In Bhopal, Reiterates Liquor Ban Demand | WATCH

Bharti has been demanding ban on sale of liquor in the state and had threatened to stage protest outside shops if the government did not heed to her demand.

Veteran BJP leader Uma Bharti (Getty Image)

New Delhi: Former Union Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti vandalised a liquor shop in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.

The BJP leader was seen throwing a stone at the liquor shop amid cheers from her supporters.

Bharti has been demanding ban on sale of liquor in the state and had threatened to stage protest outside shops if the government did not heed to her demand.

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader Uma Bharti was seen hurling a brick at a liquor store in Bhopal yesterday, where she had arrived with her supporters.

Earlier this year, she had demanded a liquor ban in the state. pic.twitter.com/OOzHw1Rg9Y

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The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister has warned the local administration to shut the liquor shop in Barkheda Pathani area of Bhopal within a week as it is "against the government's policy".

Taking to twitter, Uma Bharti shared the video and wrote in Hindi, "There are several liquor shops in labourers colony at Barkheda Pathani area, where liquor is served. The money of these labourers is drained out buying liquor from these shops. The residents and women have objected and protested demanding shops to be removed as it is against the government's policy. The administration had given assurances several times in the past that it would close the shop, but this has not happened for many years." 

"Today, I gave a warning to the administration to get it closed in a week," she further added.

The government, however, does not seem to pay much attention to the demands of the BJP leader. Last year Bharati had announced that she would have alcohol banned in the state by Januray 15, but a new excise policy was immediately announced by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan making alcohol cheaper.

Excise duty on foreign liquor was also reduced by 10-13 per cent, while people are now allowed to keep four times as much liquor at home than before, reported NDTV website.