Liquor Stores In Noida Go Viral With 'Buy 1 Get 1' Deals 'Will ED Raid Yogiji Too?' Asks AAP Leader Atishi In Delhi

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Liquor stores across Noida in Uttar Pradesh are offering discounts and special deals like 'Buy one, Get One', leading to a rush of tipplers outside the stores. The tempting deals will be available until March 31.

The liquor sellers have to finish the existing stock before Uttar Pradesh's new excise policy takes effect on April 1. At least 80 per cent of existing licence holders across the state will be replaced with new ones through an e-lottery system for liquor licence allocation, as per the new policy.

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While March 25 saw BOGO (Buy One, Get One Free) offers, price cuts ranging from 40 per cent to 50 per cent were offered at several outlets across Noida on March 26.

Viral Videos on Social Media

Social media was flooded with videos and pictures of tipplers thronging liquor vends across Noida to make the most of the offers. The viral videos evoked political reactions in neighbouring Delhi.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Chief Minister Atishi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and wondered if investigating agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), would conduct raids at the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"I would like to ask the BJP whether it wants to make people of UP and people in adjoining states alcoholics. I would like to ask the central leadership of the BJP whether Yogi ji is implementing 'Buy 1 Get 1 free' with your approval. If he is not doing this with your approval, will the BJP take to the streets and oppose this?" asked Atishi, the Leader of Oppostion in Delhi Assembly.

Similar scenes in Delhi in 2022

Atishi was, perhaps, referring to similar scenes outside the liquor vends in Delhi in 2022 when the Delhi government under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had opted for a similar offer after rolling out the new liquor policy.

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