While the Sena has been pushing for malls and restaurants to be kept open throughout the night, the Congressmen said they wanted the stores that provide essentials, small businesses and medical shops to remain open
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The BMC had drafted a policy to allow shops and establishments to remain open at night, after which in January 2018 the state issued a notification amending the Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act to allow shops, malls, restaurants that do not serve alcohol, to operate through the night. But the policy was never implemented after police cited security reasons.
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