New Delhi: The third phase of lockdown starting Monday has come with a set of major relaxations, one of them is opening of liquor stores in all zones, except containment zones, while following norms of social distancing.
Thanks to this relaxation, scores of people were out on the streets, in queues longer than those outside a Forever 21 store during a flash sale. While many managed to keep up with the bare minimum of wearing a mask and maintaining decorum, largely, the entire concept of social distancing went for a toss as people went out in thousands to get alcohol.
In fact, police had to resort to lathi-charge to control the crowd which had been on abstinence for weeks.
Take a look at what Twitteratis had to say about lifting the ban from the ‘essential spirit’.
Easily the longest queues today have been outside liquor shops! Guess for many Indians this is the ‘essential’ service they were waiting to open up! What does that say about ‘we’ the people? pic.twitter.com/803jWKc2xb
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 4, 2020
(VASANT VIHAR ). सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का अनोखा तरीका,
सामाजिक दूरी का पालन करते लोग . @ArvindKejriwal @p_sahibsingh @JatinMakol @karansaluja16 @jastaraofficial @TajinderBagga pic.twitter.com/tFPGsc3YrE
— himanshu arora (@himansh58007629) May 4, 2020
Brave women of India. Doesn’t care of sun, doesn’t care of Coronavirus, doesn’t care of anyone. We need the bottles. Thats it salute to these ladies.
Sab Kuch Shanti purvak tareeke se hoga.#LiquorShops #wineshops pic.twitter.com/w1OSPJwdU3
— Baroot Phamboo (@Barootphamboo) May 4, 2020
A helicopter should be sent to these economy warriors for flower showers #wineshops pic.twitter.com/mZvRr4Stcn
— Sombir Hooda (@hooda7777) May 4, 2020
Is this why we stayed in a lockdown for 45 days #PMOfIndia #BMC #UdhavThackeray #MumbaiPolice #wineshops #SocialDistancing #WineShop #malad pic.twitter.com/RmxXTe3c7f
— Ankur Batra (@Batra1987) May 4, 2020
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