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Liquor shops open: Watch the queues, some over a kilometre long, to buy alcohol after 40 days

The central government has allowed the sale of liquor to be resumed across the India, except in coronavirus containment zones, from Monday.

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May 04, 2020 · 02:52 pm
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Outside a liquor shop in Delhi. Reports @mukeshmukeshs pic.twitter.com/hWWGnHFs54

— Sanket संकेत (@sanket) May 4, 2020

#WATCH: More than a kilometre long queue seen outside a liquor shop at Desh Bandhu Gupta Road in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/LSOoZ3Zzd7

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2020

Andhra Pradesh government has once again showed how irresponsible they are towards people’s lives , these scenes at #LiquorShop in Andhra pradesh are scary, CM has made promise during elections regarding liquor prohibition and now he turned his back,such a shame #YCPcovIDIOTS pic.twitter.com/vspRyRii2E

— Rishi Talasila (@rishi_6677) May 4, 2020

Liquor shops in Kolkata are to open at 3pm. People queuing up from morning.#LiquorShopspic.twitter.com/Ul0l3QvHMM

— Biswajit Pal (@imjitpal) May 4, 2020

Meanwhile in Mirzapur, liquor shop owners shower flower petals on customers queuing up outside their shops. 😂

👇🏼👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/MuocTljqxy

— Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) May 4, 2020
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