The residents of Ghaziabad are now ready to relocate and sell their homes after their protest against the liquor shop went unanswered. Residents of Vikas Kunj C-Block colony in Ward 16 of Loni, Ghaziabad, continued their protest against a liquor shop for the second day on Tuesday. Locals have now put up the posters outside their homes expressing their willingness to leave their homes and relocate.
Residents of the area have written a letter to the district magistrate, demanding that the proposed liquor shop be scrapped and not be allowed to open. According to a report by Jagran.com, locals have warned that if the shop does not close soon, they will sell their homes and leave the place. Women in the area have been protesting all day and left the protest site in the evening, only to put up posters expressing their intention to migrate if the liquor shop opens in the neighbourhood.
Residents Affix Messages on Homes
People have plastered posters outside their homes, announcing that they were selling their homes. The posters read that the houses were for sale because of the proposed liquor shop in the neighbourhood. Locals are afraid that the spirit shop will pose a threat to the safety and security of the families in the neighbourhood, with particular concerns about the potential risk to women in the area.
According to a report by Jagran.com, locals said that the liquor shop has been set up along the Behta Hajipur canal, which is close to the residential colony. They fear that this will lead to a rise in anti-social activities. Residents also expressed concerns about the safety of women and girls who regularly use the Behta canal road. “With the liquor shop nearby, it will become difficult for our sisters and daughters to commute,” the report quoted a resident as saying.
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