After much of the national capital region (NCR) descended on streets on Monday morning for their bottles of booze, forming serpentine queues and throwing all the social distancing caution to the wind, the demand for home delivery of liquor has started getting ground.
Similar was the scene in many other cities. In Kolkata, the queues stretched up to one km outside certain liquor shops.
The Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh has allowed the home delivery of booze in green zones through a portal, run by state-owned Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation (CSMCL). To make it more easier, an app has also been released.
What's required is to register with CSMCL through phone by providing Aaadhar number. On this, the aap sends an OTP (one time password). Once you authenticate through the OTP, your favourite drink will be delivered on your doorstep, just like a Dominos Pizza or a KFC burger.
Now the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers are also demanding similar facility.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga has asked that food delivery platforms, like Zomato and Swiggy, be deployed to deliver alcohol to drink-crazy Delhiites. Though Bagga insisted that all states should consider that option, he termed it as his personal opinion.
Food delivery apps were roped in for faster and smooth supply of essentials, like ration, to households during the nationwide lockdown.
The demand for doorstep delivery of booze has also got support of popular stand-up comedian Appurv Gupta. There has been a slew of suggestions by people over social media to the Chief Ministers and the District Magistrates.
( With inputs from IANS )