The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday said it had issued a notice to the Excise Department to remove a liquor shop that was operating near a school in Rohini. The commission has demanded an action taken report within seven days.
The DCW said that students, guardians and teachers of the government school in Rohini Sector 20 had complained to the commission about the shop.
In their complaint to the DCW, the school authorities said that due to the liquor shop, and keeping safety concerns in mind, an increasing number of parents were pulling their children out of the school. “In 2014, there were 872 students in the school, but due to the liquor shop, people opted to pull their kids out. Currently there are only 548 students in the school,” said the commission.
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Security concerns
Highlighting the security concerns, the DCW said that female teachers had complained about lewd remarks being passed at them by men who were intoxicated. “They also complained that the mothers of the students, who come to pick up/drop off their kids, are misbehaved with by the drunkards. The miscreants also sometimes thrown empty liquor bottles into school property” said the DCW.
Acting upon the complaint, DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal had written to the sub-divisional magistrate, urging the authority to take action. In its report, the SDM notified the commission that the distance between the school and the liquor shop was less than 10 metres and was adversely affecting the environment around the school. Ms. Maliwal also urged the department to take the necessary steps to relocate the shop.
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