The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the sale of liquor in a 100 kos radius of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The decision comes ahead of the grand inauguration of the Ram Temple in the holy city on January 24. Liquor will be completely banned in Ram Nagri. Excise Minister Nitin Aggarwal, who came to meet Champat Rai, General Secretary of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Trust, said that the decision was made during the meeting. The 84 Kos Parikrama Marg has also been declared a liquor-prohibited area.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the Prime Minister’s arrival in Ayodhya. On December 30, the Prime Minister will personally inaugurate both the Shri Ram Airport and the Ayodhya Dham Railway Station. Along with the Uttar Pradesh government, the central government is also leaving no stone unturned to make the historic day special.
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 thirty-seven liquor, beer, and bhang stores located near temples. In Mathura, the three pubs located in the hotels were shuttered.
The state government has proposed that Mathura’s traders, who are well-known for their extensive output of animal milk, take over the milk sales and revitalize the sector.
Source: news18.com
