New Delhi, April 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Firojiya on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav for banning liquor in 19 religious places in the state.

"Congratulations and gratitude to the CM and his cabinet who made such a good decision. Ujjain is a religious city. It was a long-pending demand of the seers as well as the public to ban liquor...As of now, all liquor stores there will be shut down. There is nothing regarding the consumption of liquor at home. The ban on liquor remains in effect at public places...Liquor is offered to Kal Bhairav, so there will be some alternate arrangement, like if some devotee or visitor comes from outside, carrying liquor with them, then there is no p...