Maharashtra, February 9: Social Activist & Anna Hazare announced an indefinite hunger strike from February 14 in opposition to Maharashtra government’s decesion to sell wine supermarkets and walk-in stores.
Earlier last week, Hazare had sent a ‘reminder Letter’ to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray saying he will launch an indefinite hunger strike against government’s decision to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets and walk-in shops.
Hazare stated, “I am sending a reminder letter as no response was received from the state government. The state government recently decided to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets and grocery shops. The decision is unfortunate for the state and it will be dangerous for the coming generations.”
Hazare said that he had sent the first letter to the CM opposing the wine policy on February 3 but received no response.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, the “shelf-in-shop” method can be adopted by those supermarkets and stores that have an area of 1,000 square feet or more and are registered under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act.
