File photo: Bar-restaurants of West Bengal.
Bar-restaurants of West Bengal (West Bengal Bar-Restaurants) Then will it be closed again? corona pandemic (Covid Epidemic) In view of the complete lockdown though (Complete Lock Down) has not been issued, but the state government had issued several rules. Bars and restaurants were completely closed for a few days. Later they have been allowed to open, but the time has been limited. This time the state’s bar and restaurant organization has warned the police and the state government (West Bengal government) on this issue. They claim that in the name of COVID rules, the police are going on arbitrarily, if no solution is found within 72 hours, then they will be forced to close the business.
The organization demanded that the arbitrariness of the police should be stopped. The state’s bar and restaurant organization has also warned that if it is not stopped, they will take to the streets and create a big agitation. He has warned to shut down businesses and hit the streets. A member of the Bengal Hotel Restaurant and Excise License Welfare Association said that the state government is giving a time limit of 72 hours. If their demands are not met within this period, they will shut down the business.
The organization accused the police of doing arbitrariness
According to the organization, according to government rules, bars and restaurants have been given opening hours till 10:30 pm. However, the police is forcibly closing it till 10 pm. Because of this customers are not coming. They are facing financial loss. About 50 lakh traders are directly or indirectly associated with this business in the state. So if the states do not sit for talks within 72 hours, they will be forced to launch a big agitation. Apart from taking to the streets, the bar has also been warned to be closed. The organization demanded that the time limit for opening of bars and restaurants should be extended till 12 midnight. He also requested the Excise Department to reduce the pressure of buying liquor. He also demanded a reduction in the price of liquor and the imposition of some rules on music.
72 hours ultimatum to police and administration
The bar owners claim that the average daily sales have come down by Rs 50,000. According to the traders, the average number of employees in each bar is 50 and the average salary of the employees is Rs.8,000. He also complained that no bonus has been received in the last two years. Bar owners say that even though there has been a decline in business, the salaries of the employees have not stopped. Owners of 850 bars are associated with the movement together. The organization’s general secretary Achint Basu said, “If our demands are not met, the sale of liquor will be stopped.” He also said that the demands of the traders should be fulfilled soon.
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