Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told the Assembly the seven‑bottle cap on household liquor stocks should be changed or regularised.
- Shivakumar said liquor is being delivered to homes unofficially via quick‑commerce platforms and suggested licensing currently unauthorised coastal bars.
- JD(S) and BJP members alleged liquor is being sold through small shops in villages, claiming welfare cash is being diverted and youth addiction is rising.
- Opposition MLAs asserted the Excise Department had sales targets, including a cited Rs 43,000 crore goal, which Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur denied while pointing to raids and routine enforcement.
- BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar alleged gig workers are ferrying narcotics through delivery apps, and Home Minister G. Parameshwara asked for specific information to enable an investigation.