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No changes in dry day policy for Holi, Muharram and Gandhi Jayanti, says Maharashtra excise chief
Updated On: 24 February, 2026 09:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The clarification comes amid reports on social media, which claimed that the ban on the sale of liquor or dry days on Holi, Muharram, and Gandhi Jayanti had been revoked
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The existing liquor policy remains unchanged, an official said. Representational Pic/File
Maharashtra Excise Commissioner Rajesh Deshmukh on Tuesday dismissed reports of the state government cancelling statutory "dry days" for Holi, Muharram and Gandhi Jayanti as "fake news", reported the PTI.
He asserted that the existing liquor policy remains unchanged.
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