Third Liquor Store Opens in the Ludhiana Locality.

Third Liquor Store Opens in the Ludhiana Locality: Residents warn the administration, saying they will be forced to protest.

In Ludhiana, Punjab, near Apple Villa and Jandu Colony on Bhai Randhir Singh Road, a third liquor store is set to open. The locals have created a front against the business after finding out that a new one is coming to their neighbourhood. They went to the Deputy Commissioner’s office and made it very evident to the administration that they would have to demonstrate if the business opened.

According to Residents’ Welfare Society President Suresh Mohan, Apple Villa and Jandu Colony already have two sizable liquor stores. Now, the spirits contractor is launching a new location. “The local community came together and submitted a memorandum to the DC,” he said.
The news article from the picture is fully translated there. It describes how the people of Ludhiana protested the opening of a new liquor store in their area.

This information was provided by the locals when they presented the memorandum. According to Balraj Gill, the Sarpanch of Ballo village, the community already has two shops. A third store will soon open. He claimed that because of the establishments, males get intoxicated and wait outside of liquor stores, making it hard for ladies to leave. He added that they visited with the administration and local MLA Jeevan Singh Sangowal in this regard, and they received assurances that something will be done.