{"id":1170,"date":"2020-06-16T02:42:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T02:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/sit-on-liquor-smuggling-an-eyewash-says-aap\/"},"modified":"2020-06-16T02:42:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T02:42:09","slug":"sit-on-liquor-smuggling-an-eyewash-says-aap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=1170","title":{"rendered":"SIT on liquor smuggling an eyewash, says AAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-14269002-31769418\">\n<p>A day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the illicit sale and smuggling of liquor during the lockdown period, the main Opposition party, Aam Aadmi Party, on Saturday termed the move an \u2018eyewash\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Capt. Amarinder constituted an excise reforms group, aimed to break the nexus among producers, wholesalers and retailers. The 5-member group has been asked to submit its recommendations within 60 days, said an official spokesperson. <\/p>\n<p>Hitting out at the government, AAP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema said, \u201cSIT was a well thought-out design to cover the government-sponsored liquor mafia as also to take the people for a ride. 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