DISCUSSIONS ON BAR LICENCE
Dialogues on the issue of bar license to hotels were
continuously going on for the past few weeks. But so far no decision could be
taken by the Government due to different approaches of the political leaders.
This was mainly lingering on the acceptable standard of the BARS that can be
permitted to sell liquor. What are the standard specifications for sale of liquor
was the query raised by the honorable court. IsThe quality of liquor and its degree of
Intoxication, the criteria for standard alcoholic drinks? What I could see
on the bottle is only the remarks “Alcohol is injurious to health” and also the
% of alcohol in the content for the guidance of the people who go to the liquor
shop or to the BAR for a drink!
Presently we have umpteen problems in daily life in
respect of safety in TRAVEL/BAD ROADS WITH POT HOLES & PITS throughout the
state and also Price rise in all commodities both edible and non edible..
Instead of attending to these severe social evils, we are trying to fix up
standards for bar hotels to serve liquor! The officials must fix up the
PRIORITY for mitigating the hazards of daily life of the common man and take
prompt action instead of “BEATING ABOUT THE Bush”. We hear, almost daily on
fatal accidents on the ROADS/Railways/AIRPLANES/ and also deaths due to
SUICIDES/COLD BLOODED MURDER/ and diseases causing loss of human life more than
the damages due to drinking from Bar hotels..
On a careful study of the human nature prevailing in
the society, it can be seen that “SOBER” people are causing dangerous
situations by plotting and scheming against their rivals and planning to
eliminate them. But those who are given
to drinking will not be causing direct injury to others unless provoked..
Such people are
called ENEBRITES (who are addicted to drinks). From time immemorial liquor was
in use right from the PRIMITIVE MAN to the present generation. Therefore I feel
that liquor must be sold in every shop like any other things so that
availability may result in psychological reduction in the purchase of drinks
costing very high which will affect their purse!
More than that,
continuous COUNSELLING at home/schools and through other media, highlighting
the EVIL EFFECTS of alcohol is required to bring in awareness in the minds of
those addicted to heavy consumption of liquor. Initially the use of alcoholic
drinks in a MODERATE WAY to be introduced and thereafter, in course of time some
of the people will definitely come back as better social beings. In case the Liquor is banned throughout, then
they will resort to SPURIOUS DRINKS which will result in fatal calamities. We
have to “play a different tune” with a Psychological approach to arrest the
tendency of people from this social menace..
Abraham Mangalath
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