Smart plans for the State

All on a sudden, there are many offers jumping out for Smart City. Where were these people all these days when the Government was sorting out issues with DIC? It is usual with land developers. Once a deal is settled with someone for sale of land, there suddenly appear a few offers suggesting that ‘we would have given so much’. Let us wait and see.

It is confirmed that Kerala is the first in per capita consumption of liquor. To make this doubly certain, the new Abkari laws will make sure that liquour is within the reach of every individual. The limits for storage of Arrack/alcohol will be raised to 25 litres and the fines for illegal storage reduced to a minimum. What a fine policy to help the suffering and the poor! So, hereafter, farmers don’t have to commit suicide – they can wallop in liquor and forget everything.

One doubt remains. Why should there be any restriction on public drinking and drunken driving? Selling maximum quantity of liquor is Government’s policy, so that the State coffers swell with excise and taxes; then, why discourage people from drinking in public? Drunken driving is a sure way of containing population explosion during these days vehicle proliferation and limitations of roads. The more the vehicles crash, the less will the roads be crowded. We can also save a lot of money on road-building! The taxes for the vehicle for fifteen years will already have been paid – so there is no loss in that account.