Karnataka: Proposal to lower minimum drinking age withdrawn

The Karnataka government has withdrawn its proposal to lower the minimum age for drinking in the state following, objections raised by the public, associations and media. A  proposal had been submitted for lowering the legal age for consumption of alcohol from the current 21 years to 18 years. The proposal was placed into the public domain to elicit opinion for a period of 30 days. After encountering growing opposition from people across the state, the Basavaraj Bommai government immediately withdrew the said proposal.

Shubhankar Jain

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