A NEW BAR CODE
Maharashtra’s excise minister, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, may finally be giving in to requests that flood his office: to allow the buying of liquor from bars instead of liquor shops. Reason? Bars outnumber liquor shops in the state and liquor is cheaper in bars as it doesn’t attract service tax. With the Lok Sabha election approaching and dance bars set to reopen, this could well turn out to be a populist move.