A mobile app that lets people in Delhi book liquor online has set off a political row. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wants it scrapped within 24 hours, but the government agency behind the service says the project was approved in 2024, when AAP itself was running the national capital.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday threatened mass protests against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the app, which allows customers to book and pay for liquor online before collecting their orders from designated shops.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday threatened mass protests against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the app, which allows customers to book and pay for liquor online before collecting their orders from designated shops. He also demanded the removal of Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, warning that AAP would ensure he was sacked if the scheme was not withdrawn. The AAP leader accused Chief Minister Rekha Gupta of being more concerned about people queueing outside liquor shops than about patients at hospitals or women waiting for Pink Cards. He also questioned the government’s priorities, referring to alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Officials of the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, however, said permission for the online liquor-booking app was granted during the previous government’s tenure in 2024.
“Roll back this ‘Book Your Liquor’ scheme in 24 hours, else we will start mass agitation & protests against BJP Govt,” Bharadwaj said in a post on X.
