Bar, Bar, Dekho.. Residents Protest

Jayanagar  4th Block Residents Welfare Association  is up in arms against the bar and restaurant proposed to be set up by the Jayanagar Cultural and Civic Association in their area. Though the JCCA  is barred from opening or starting any gambling or  liquor consumption outlets or activities ,  both by the Registrar of the Societies and the BDA and also by its very own by-laws, the residents have authentic  information that the JCCA has  applied for a Bar and Restaurant License to the Commissioner, Excise Department, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore and even remitted Rs.2,50,000/- being the bar licence fee!

The residents have  decided to  represent to the sanctioning authorities their objection to Bar & Restaurant in  the JCCA,  with a request to refrain from sanctioning licence and also to  petition the  Governor of Karnataka and other concerned authorities against the move.

The area is a conglomerate of educational and religious institutions. The R.V. Education Trust, for example, has the following educational institutions  adjacent to the JCCA  ie., R.V. Institution of Pharmacy, R.V. Institution of Physiotherapy and R.V. Institution of Rehabilitation.  As per the Rules and Regulation  of the Excise Department to issue a Bar and Licence  the minimum distance for issue of a Bar Licence  is 300 feet In this case, the  distance is  only 10 feet from the JCCA. The Jain Temple is only 100ft. away.  The residents feel that it  is a blatant violation of rules and defilement of the entire neighourhood. 

If  the Departmet of Excise issues a Licence to start a Bar and Restaurant, the residents of Jayanagar and Jayanagar 4th Block Residents Welfare Association will stage a dharna  in front of the Association premises and to pressurize the authorities not to go ahead with the move and help to retain the sanctity and decency of the area, says their Association release.