Madhya Pradesh govt bans liquor shops in 17 ‘holy towns’ | Full list

The 17 towns listed by Mohan Yadav include Ujjain, his hometown.

According to the chief minister, the areas in which liquor vends will be shut down are: Datia, Panna, Mandla, Multai, Mandsaur, Maihar, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Mandleshwar, Orchha, Chitrakoot, Amarkantak, Salkanpur, Barman Kala, Linga, Kundalpur, Bandakpur and Barmankhurd.

“The shops will not be shifted elsewhere. These will be completely shut in Ujjain Municipal Corporation limits,” he told reporters at a press conference.

Further, the BJP leader asserted that this was only the ‘first step’ to completely end drinking in Madhya Pradesh.