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After India's apex court announced a ban on liquor sales along the country's national highways, vendors, restaurateurs and citizens are outraged. 。
The move aimed at reducing drunk driving incidents will likely result in the loss of a million jobs as well as make significant dents in the food and beverage industry. 。
SEE ALSO:Turns out men shouldn't drink more than women after all 。Ishan Grover, a resident of Gurgaon in the National Capital Region, among the worst-hit areas, has started a petition titled 'Save Restaurants Bars And Hotels' on Change.org. 。
The petition requires 7,500 signatures for it to be heard by the president of India. It had earned over 6,150 signs at the time of writing. 。
Thanks for signing up!。Credit: change.org screengrab 。Top restaurateur Zorawar Kalra, who's also signed the petition, was quoted in the 。Times of India 。
as saying: "Since the intention of this move is to curb drunken driving, restaurants never encouraged that. We don't even allow people to carry liquor outside from the restaurant." 。
Kalra is the owner of Massive Restaurants which runs the popular Indian fusion cuisine chain, Farzi Cafe. "There is a lot of investment and hard work that goes into running a restaurant... Many employees in the sector elsewhere will lose their jobs, and not just in NCR, but also cities like Mumbai," he added. 。
People took to social media to express their disappointment. 。
People took to social media to express their disappointment. 。
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Come on, India! Ban the bans. 。
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