Govt taking measures to contain belt liquor shops

Hyderabad, Apr 10 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today said his government was taking strong measures to control unlicenced liquor shops in the state.

He assured NTR Telugu Desam Party President Lakshmi Parvathi, who called on him to congratulate him for implementing the Rs 2 a kg rice scheme in the state, that the state government's aim was to close down all the belt shops in the state.

He asked women organisations to bring to the notice of the state government the existence of any belt shops in the state to take necessary action.

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