The Delhi Excise Department on Thursday banned the sale of alcohol in the national capital for 3 days starting from December 2 ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections 2022.

The three-day ban will begin from the time the campaigning for the civic polls ends until the completion of voting. The sale of alcohol will also be prohibited on December 7 which is the date of counting.

The Excise Department released a notification and said in view of the civic polls in Delhi, the State Election Commission has declared dry days from 5:30 pm on December 2, 2022, to December 4, 2022, up to 5:30 pm and again on December 7, 2022, on the day of the counting of the vote in the whole of NCT of Delhi.

Notably, dry days are days when the government prohibits the sale of alcohol in shops, bars, clubs, etc. Reports also said the Excise Department and Delhi Police will patrol the national capital to prevent any unauthorised storage of liquor or transportation of unauthorised liquor in the city.

This year, MCD Elections will see a triangular contest between the Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Congress.

Full list of AAP, BJP, and Congress candidates here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s Ravan comment and said there’s a competition going on among Congress leaders as to who can use the most abusive words for him and deliver the stinging attack.

Addressing an election campaign in the Kalol town of Panchmahal district, Modi said the only way to teach Congress a lesson is by voting for Lotus in the second phase of elections in Gujarat.

He further said that Congress doesn’t believe in democracy and can go to any extent to please the people. Modi said Congress believes in one family and not democracy. They can do anything to please that one family and that family is everything to them, not democracy.

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Those who never believed in the existence of Lord Ram have now brought in (demon king) Ravan from Ramayana, he said. Further quoting him he said he is surprised they never expressed repentance, and forget about tendering an apology, after using such cuss words for him.

Addressing a large gathering, he further stated a few days back, a Congress leader said Modi will die a dog’s death, and another said Modi will die Hitler’s death. Another said if he gets a chance, he’ll kill Modi himself.

Someone says Ravan, someone says rakshas (demon), someone says cockroach, he said, he is not surprised that Congress calls Modi names, but he is surprised that despite using such words, the Congress never has remorse. Congress thinks it is their right to insult Modi, the Prime Minister of this country, he added.

PM Modi’s remark came just days after Kharge referred to Modi as Ravan while speaking at a rally in Ahmedabad. Kharge questioned whether PM Modi has 100 heads because he is the face of all elections, whether civic or assembly. Modi Ji is the Prime Minister, and all the time he’s talking about himself. How many times do we see your face? How many forms do you have? Do you have 100 heads like Ravan? he stated.

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Religious storyteller Pandit Pradeep Mishra’s has made remarks regarding the girls standing at the liquor shops in Indore. During his narration, he also made statements on girls’ dress.

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media and has sparked a debate.

Watch the viral video here:

Notably, Pandit Pradeep Mishra had come to Dalal Bagh to perform Shiv Puran. Pandit Pradeep Mishra said to the devotees here that when he had left for some work in Indore, he saw a liquor shop near the Shaadi Chauraha from Vijay Nagar. He said, “Yaha Chhoro se Zyada Chhoriya dikhi (more girls queue up at liquor shop than boys).”

Pt Pradeep Mishra further said that these girls who were seen standing at the liquor shop, cannot be the daughters of Indore.

He added that the atmoshphere of Indore, the air here is not so impure. These girls come from another place and take admission in the Indore colleges. Their parents send them after on their trust. By renting rooms, these girls are spoiling the atmosphere of Indore, he is seen saying in the video.

This is the land of Maa Ahilya even today and will remain so. No one can deny it. Even today Mother Ahilya walks with Shivling in her hands, Pt Mishra adds.

The girls of Indore cannot push their limits so much so that they buy liquor by queuing up at the liquor shops. These cannot be the daughters of Indore. The daughters here still wear modest clothes, but girls from outside come here and tease them. They dresses in a way that provokes the girls of the city as well.

Pandit Mishra came to visit Congress MLA

In Indore, Congress MLA Sanjay Shukla had organised Pandit Pradeep Mishra’s Shiv Puran session at Dalal Bagh, which concluded on Wednesday. This video of Pandit Pradeep Mishra has gone viral on social media. While talking to the media, Pandit Pradeep Mishra had talked about reducing crime through rituals.