Should the minimum age for alcohol consumption in India be reduced?

Dear Honorable Prime MinisterAustralia bring forward it 18, Canada call it 18, Argentina call it 18. Why not India? I am piece to you to express the views of m either Indian citizens under the season of twenty-five as the new law apply by your government decl bes that the public white plague of alcoholic drink by anyone under the epoch of twenty-five is illegal.If boyish adults in India at the shape up of eighteen are entrusted with the right to take a bullet for the country the right to vote for whom they believe should be a potential leader of a billion people the right to discern their life partners, why shouldnt they be allowed to buy and consume alcohol in their social environment?Your government claims that the new legislation has been employ because young adults are not responsible enough, and that keeping them away from alcohol at this tender age will athletic supporter them lead a better life. In the eyes of your government young men aged 18 must be unplowed alo of from the temptation of alcohol. provided should not the statesmen of our country remember that the forbidden produce tactual sensationed sweeter and more delightful to our mother Eve only because it was forbidden?Your government should take a precept from what happened in America in 1919 when the 18th amendment to the U.S. constitution implemented such a ban. Quoting S. B. Duke and A. C. Gross (1993), if consumption of alcohol was reduced, it wasnt by much the costs of en perpetratement, in money, corruption, crime, disrespect for the law, alcohol and related poisonings furthest exceeded, by virtually anyones measurements, the tiny gains in alcohol control.1 in my opinion such a measure is only solelyton to boost the sales of alcohol. What happened in Gujarat is evident. The state with a prohibition precept an upsurge of alcoholism, and the climax came when hundreds of people died after consuming poisoned liquor in 2009.Thus prohibition does not serve anything. Old dogs b asis then learn new tricks. Law experts like advocate Swapnil Kothari said that the age restriction is ludicrous, arbitrary and suffers from a vague interpretation of wisdom of juvenility. 2 And so far being responsible is concerned I believe that debt instrument comes with experience, realization, and social maturity, not just age. Legend has it that force hardly succeeds in giving desired results.It would be foolish to pass up that India with its vast population of 1.15 billion, accounting for 17.31% of the worlds population, has, unfortunately, been witness to an change magnitude alcohol-related death rate per year. However, enacting a law where young people of age 18 can be imprisoned for chugging a glass of beer, or downing a shot of vodka in a pub is hypocritical because at the same age, here in India people are allowed to bring their own enterprises, which include permission to open a club or bar, and work in them. If young adults, as bartenders are allowed to twirl vod ka and whisky bottles in fancy clubs, serve people alcohol all night, but not allowed to take a small sip of what they are serving, is that not hypocritical?If denied permission to drink in public, young adults under the age of twenty-five will not only perceive alcohol to be a forbidden fruit, but also be importunate to bite into this forbidden fruit, as they want to see what has been kept away from them. This eagerness may lead young adults into committing serious crook offences, they may buy fake licenses, or bribe bartenders as considerably as police Do we truly want the youth of India to fluff in such criminal acts, just for alcohol? A ample consideration should be given to the impact of this restriction on the 18 year olds when they start drinking stealthily to escape the consequences of being caught. wont this sneaking out be detrimental to their behavior and morale?In a country where so many rapists are not convicted killers are not sentenced jails are jam-packed and murderers are left scot- free, do you really think putting them into jail for such a relatively bonny crime is an appropriate judgment? It is important for young adults to be beaten(prenominal) with their limitations but by rising the age limit so mellowed does nothing but trigger the curiosity, inquisitiveness and craving for this forbidden fruit.We know young adults drink alcohol anyway, but what is your government doing to help them out? How are you controlling young adults from turning up highly intoxicated to parties? If your government fears excessive drinking at the age of 18, why is no support being provided? What your government can do is put in CCTVs in liquor stores, and make harsher punishments for alcohol vendors for serving alcohol to young adults of age 18.According to your government an 18 year old can get married, in that case would the marriage get raided as the straddle picks up a glass of champagne to celebrate? Why are 18 year olds barely allowed to their r ight to freedom of choice and responsibility of their own body and mind? When an 18-year-old woman has the right to marry and set about a child, what stops her from taking a sip of liquor to relish the first birthday of her child? Does not the age restriction look absurd in such a case?It is time the politicians silent that prohibition, unless backed by strong and relevant data, does not serve any end sometimes the reverse may just occur.1. http//www.albany.edu/wm731882/18th_amendment_final.html2. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com Collections Alcohol