Bhopal: Former Union minister and Hindutva leader Uma Bharti, who until recently took a dig at the liquor policy of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, seems to have calmed down, at least for now. Bharti announced to organize a program in honor of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday.
Bharti has sent an invitation to the Chief Minister, stating that ‘Mata Beti Bai Smriti Shikshan Samiti’ has decided to congratulate Chauhan for his decision to bring a new liquor policy keeping in mind the safety of women. ‘Mata Beti Bai Smriti Shikshan Samiti’ is a social organization run by Bharti.
According to sources, a program will be organized at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal on Saturday (February 25), in which Bharti will congratulate Chauhan for accepting the demands of the new liquor policy which will be implemented from April 1.
The move comes after Chouhan announced the closure of ‘ahats’ or taverns attached to liquor shops and shop bars in Madhya Pradesh. The state government has also decided that liquor shops located near educational institutions, religious places etc. will be shifted to distant places.
Significantly, Bharti had been critical of her own party’s government’s liquor policy and now the chief minister has announced this ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, giving rise to an impression that the new policy comes after Bharti’s earlier sustained campaign against liquor. Is. Policy.
Hours after state home minister Narottam Mishra briefed the press about the cabinet’s decision to introduce a new liquor policy last Sunday, Bharti took to Twitter to express her happiness, terming the announcement as “historic and revolutionary”. resorting to.
The veteran BJP leader, who quit the Narendra Modi government citing health reasons before the cabinet reshuffle in 2018, returned to Madhya Pradesh last year after spending months on the campaign for clean Ganga. Many political observers feel that Bharti, a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, is trying to regain her place in state politics.