NPC Chairman, C.V.K.Sivagnanam said that the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) has adopted a resolution last Monday to request the Finance Minister and other authorities to cancel liquor licenses issued in contravention of Excise laws in the country.
The resolution was adopted in the wake of the increasing incidents of violence and gruesome criminal acts that have been witnessed in the recent past and considering public opinion that liquor shops and wine stores are located in prohibited and undesirable places, he said.
The NPC Chairman, In a letter to Finance Minister, Ravi Karunanake ,with copies to the Excise Department and all Government Agents of the five Northern districts, has informed of the resolution passed by the Council.
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