'BAR' AND PEACE
The bars in Kerala remain closed for some time but liquor consumption continues to be same. What for the bars are closed is yet to be understood by the common man who pays heavily to the state exchequer. He also fails to understand why he is asked to stand in the hot sun like an animal with scant respect. Some of the closed bars and the opened ones look alike for the onlooker. Why a decision is kept pending for long is also not understandable for the once in a while bar visitor. The following options are open for the govt. They may come out of the inaction and decide some thing early. Ban liquor in the state with immediate effect. Moving under intoxication at public places may be made punishable. Prescribe the standards of the bar and make to adhere to . Pass the responsibility of opening of the bars to the judiciary, if law allows. Last but the least, if the govt can not act ask the people to fight it out on the streets as in many other issues. Opt for any thing but act