Women take out rally against sale of illicit liquor

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JAN. 25. Several women from the slums of Bathkammakunta, on Friday, took out a rally protesting against the sale of illicit liquor and demanding action against those selling it. The protesters paraded an effigy representing the evils of liquor in the lanes and bylanes of the adjoining colonies and later burnt it at the Bathkammakunta cross roads.

Lending support to the agitation, activists of the All-India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) also participated in the rally and raised slogans demanding the authorities to immediately check the sale of illicit liquor in the State. During a fortnight long agitation, the agitators from Bathkammakunta had raided and closed down several illicit liquor outlets there.

They also distributed pamphlets to the residents of surrounding colonies and sought their cooperation in the agitation. `Though we have succeeded in stopping the sale of illicit liquor in Bathkammakunta, some persons were found procuring it from outlets located in surrounding localities. We intend to get these outlets closed too,' said a local activist, Mr. Kistaiah.

The AIDWA city secretary, Ms. T. Jyothi, who led the rally, said similar rallies would be organised in different parts of the city against the manufacture and sale of illicit liquor.

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