Summary:
If there are uniform liquor rates across states, this will wipe out the very reason for bootlegging. TimesView With the liquor rates in Chandigarh lesser than those in adjacent states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, liquor smuggling from the city is on the rise. We have seized over 3,500 cartons of illicit liquor being smuggled into Punjab in the past five to six months. The maximum cartons are of ‘Rajdhani’ whisky, ‘Jublee Special’ and ‘Himmat Santra’ being bottled by a single bottling plant in UT. Recently, IMFL was seized from a car decorated with flowers and ribbons to resemble a vehicle meant to ferry a bride in Zirakpur in December last year..