Bhopal, April 1 -- Residents from the Awadhpuri area are the latest to join a growing chorus against liquor vends in residential neighbourhoods, with protesters staging a sit-in on Sunday night and promising to follow it up with a recitation of the Ramayana on Monday.
Residents in several localities have held protests against the opening of new liquor shops near schools, temples, and hospitals. Demonstrations have spread across Awadhpuri, Malviya Nagar, and Semra Gate.
In Awadhpuri, locals rallied at Rishipuram Tri-junction, staging a sit-in protest on Sunday night. On Monday, they recited the Ramayana, hoping to inspire wisdom in shop owners.
Women and children joined the protests, citing the shop's proximity to a temple, school, hospit...