Bar and Wine shops close from tomorrow 4 pm in Karnataka

In the view of ‘ MLC elections in Karnataka, Bar and wine shops will remain closed for two days. Chief Electoral Officer for directing shutting down of wine stores and bars for two days from December 8 in the light of the elections to 25 seats of the Legislative Council on December 10.

In an order issued recently, establishments selling liquor were directed to shut operations from 4 p.m. on December 8 to the midnight of December 10. The Federation of Wine Merchants and Association, Karnataka, has shot off a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer requesting not to close down liquor outlets given that the electorate is small, unlike in general elections.

“The total number of voters in the State in this election is 99,062 and all voters are educated voters representing different layers of people,” the federation argued. It further said that the number of polling booth in the State was only 6,072, and average number of votes cast in each booth is very meagre of 16.

Amid Omicron in state, Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai on Monday said the government is closely monitoring the situation in the state and will take decisions on enforcing further containment measures after consulting the experts.

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In the wake of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus being detected in the state and fresh COVID clusters emerging, the Karnataka government on Friday had announced certain preventive measures that included compulsory two-dose vaccination for entering malls, cinema halls, or theatres, and for parents of school or college going students.

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Karnataka government may decide to close schools, stop exams if required, state education minister B C Nagesh said amid rising COVID cases among students. “We will not backtrack if a need arises to stop exams and close schools. However, in the present situation, all the experts are of the opinion that there is no problem,” state Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh asserted on Monday.