Sambalpur: Illegal Trade of Wine Empire, Violation of rules of Transparency, Excise officials signing with closed eyes

Sambalpur: Excise official’s open blessings are on Sambalpur’s wine empire. Wine Shop managers and foreign liquor shop owners are openly doing whatever they want, breaking the rules. As a result, it is alleged that the illegal trade of domestic and foreign mothers is increasing. According to the information, 4 local wine shops have been in the hands of Baldev and Sons for decades. A total of 6 branch shops are under those wine shops but all the liquor shops and local wine shops are located in residential areas and public areas. Dhanupali Mahabirpada where the income tax was levied that wine shop is also in the inner part of the settlement. The OSS shop in Sarla is close to a large school, causing a lot of concern. Thousands of children are going to the stool to read. Hundreds of people are going to the liquor store to buy liquor. An unpleasant situation has arisen in the past few days. There are two other schools and a temple in the vicinity.

This is the situation throughout the district. By law, liquor stores cannot be there. But the excise officials turn a blind eye and keep renewing the liquor store year after year. Similarly, the licenses of other shops are also being renewed. According to the information obtained, every year at the time of renewal, the application fee is collected from the wineries and liquor shops. There is a rumor that every year, the excise department’s official have signed all the papers with their thumbs. All licenses are being renewed but the existing policy is not being followed. Similarly, foreign liquor stores are also showing favor

There are about 40 FLF and FLN shops in the district. Their licenses have been issued for the past few years. But where is the shop supposed to be? It doesn’t seem like it. Even though there are many owners, there is only one person behind the foreign wine empire. In all this illegal liquor trade is going on because the Excise department’s Bliss is on everyone. In addition, foreign liquor is also sold illegally in different parts of the city. But no matter what the illegal transaction, Excise department is silent.