<p>The poll-bound parties in Punjab, dubbed the land of “Patiala peg” because of its over-sized measure of a peg and high liquor consumption, are toying with the idea of imposing liquor prohibition in a phased manner.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A similar experiment was successfully put to effect in Kerala by the previous Congress-led government.<br /><br />Top politicians, including Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur, who is the daughter-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, have supported prohibition in the state. <br /><br />The Congress, too, in its election manifesto for the Assembly elections on February 4, committed itself to shutting down 25% of liquor vends in the next five years.<br /><br />The manifesto was released on Monday by former prime minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />Punjab consumes more than 30 crore bottles of liquor every year — about 8.20 lakh bottles daily. Liquor consumption in Punjab has doubled in the last 10 years. In 2015-16, the government earned close to Rs 3,057 crore from liquor sale.</p>
<p>The poll-bound parties in Punjab, dubbed the land of “Patiala peg” because of its over-sized measure of a peg and high liquor consumption, are toying with the idea of imposing liquor prohibition in a phased manner.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A similar experiment was successfully put to effect in Kerala by the previous Congress-led government.<br /><br />Top politicians, including Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur, who is the daughter-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, have supported prohibition in the state. <br /><br />The Congress, too, in its election manifesto for the Assembly elections on February 4, committed itself to shutting down 25% of liquor vends in the next five years.<br /><br />The manifesto was released on Monday by former prime minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />Punjab consumes more than 30 crore bottles of liquor every year — about 8.20 lakh bottles daily. Liquor consumption in Punjab has doubled in the last 10 years. In 2015-16, the government earned close to Rs 3,057 crore from liquor sale.</p>
