With no positive signals coming from the government to bail out the beleaguered bar and liquor vendors, agitated bar owners on Tuesday set the government five-day deadline for resolving the issue by April 30 or else, they have threatened to hit the streets.
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MARGAO
Discontentment and anxiety ran large on the faces of the bar owners from Margao and Fatorda at a meeting of the bar owners held at the Rosary Church hall, Fatorda on Tuesday with the beleaguered owners accusing the government for not taking any positive steps to save the liquor business in the wake of the Supreme court ban on liquor outlets within 500 meters of the National and state highways.
Many suggested that the bar owners should enforce a bandh by involving tourism stakeholders including shack owners, tourist taxi operators, meat, chicken and fish vendors after the set deadline.
The bar owners accused the government of a divide and rule policy, saying that the
