The Bangalore Hotels Association has urged the Karnataka government to withdraw the dry day order issued for the upcoming biennial elections to four Legislative Council seats, citing projected business losses of over ₹ 500 crore.
In a letter dated October 13 to chief minister D K Shivakumar , the association said that dry day had been declared from 4 pm on October 21 until October 23, and on October 27, the day of vote counting.
“Therefore, in the interest of the hospitality industry, we humbly request you to withdraw the Dry Day declared in connection with the election and the vote-counting process,” it added.
Furthermore, the association also claimed that this decision is likely to result in business losses exceeding ₹ 500 crore and adversely affect the revenue of the state government’s Excise Department.
The association said the restrictions would cause significant financial losses to bars, restaurants and pubs, and adversely affect the hospitality industry as well as the revenue of the state government’s Excise Department.
