CURATED BY – GUARAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur | Deoband, The dharna being done by Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan demanding the transfer of the liquor contract located near village Rankhandi in Deoband area by locking it ended today after the District Excise Inspector assured the villagers that the demand would be accepted. There is a wave of happiness among the villagers as there is hope of the liquor contract being removed. Let us tell you that the villagers were demanding the transfer of the liquor contract located near Rankhandi village for a long time. But their pleas were not being heard at any level. Due to which a week ago, the officials of Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan closed the contract themselves and started an indefinite dharna in front of it. Despite repeated attempts by the local officials to convince them, the people sitting on the dharna were adamant on their demand. Now after a week, the said demand of the villagers has been accepted by the Excise Department. District Excise Inspector Varun Singh, who reached the protest site, ended the protest by assuring to accept the demands of the villagers. District General Secretary of Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, Rajkumar Rana said that the Excise Inspector has assured that the contract will be shifted to another place within fifteen days. After which the protest has been ended. If the assurance given to them proves to be false, then the contract will be closed again automatically.