Delhi to launch WhatsApp number to report public drinking
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that the government will soon launch a WhatsApp number to let people complain against those consuming alcohol in public places. Sisodia added that over 1,500 people have been caught as part of an ongoing awareness campaign against drinking in public in the national capital since November 7.
In order to rope in people in its ongoing drive against open drinking, Delhi government today decided to issue a WhatsApp number through which people could make complaint against those consuming liquor in public places in the national capital.Noting that 1,500 violators have been caught since the launch of drive last November, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia termed the move a "success". The decision to issue WhatsApp number was taken at a review meeting, chaired by Sisodia, where senior officers of Excise Department briefed him about the action taken during the ongoing drive. Sisodia, who also holds the excise portfolio, had launched the drive on November 7 last year, contending that consumption of alcohol in the open, particularly near liquor vends and in vehicles, was not merely a safety hazard but a major problem for women security.Also Read:  WhatsApp working on status update replies and mute featuresIn another tweet, he said, "We want to rope in people in the drive so that they could give inputs (about violators)... for which Delhi government will soon issue a WhatsApp number where people can complain against people consuming liquor in public area."