HYDERABAD, MAY 10 :   The sale of liquor was prohibited in the State for 48 hours from 5 pm on Saturday to 5 pm on Monday (May 13)
Similarly, liquor sale is prohibited on June 4 on the day of votes counting and also on the date of re-poll, if any, according to State Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj .
The Special Chief Secretary (Prohibition and Excise) was asked to issue instructions to the concerned to take necessary steps to stop illegal flow of liquor and follow the change in “Hours of Poll” at the specified Parliamentary or Assembly constituencies in the State for implementation of “Dry Day” strictly, he added.
In a notification issued today, Hyderabad City police Commissioner K.Sreenivasa Reddy announced prohibit assembly of five or more persons in a radius of 200 mtrs from the polling stations within the limits of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on May 13, 2024 in connection with ‘ General Elections to Lok Sabha -2024 and Bye-election for Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly Constituency to be held on May 13.
The prohibit order under section 144 Cr.PC will remain in force from 0600 hours to 2000 hours on May 13, it said.
If any person violating the orders will be liable for prosecution, the notification added.(UNI)