ahmedabad there is some relief for bacchus lovers in the state the district collectors notices that all permit shops be closed immediately in the wake of elections turned out to be an error people had started stocking up on their liquor quota when the state election commission ordered the closure already bootleggers had gone underground after state home minister amit shah ordered a crackdown on all illegal liquor dens by february 10this created confusion and panic among licensed liquor shops as well as permit holders triggering panic buying even at hiked rates ramesh patel a businessman living in satellite area has bought 25 crates of beer i require 3 to 4 crates monthly and during summers i treat my clients with beer but now i have stocked up enough which will last till the polls and summer season patel saidthe reason for panic was genuine as the state police acting under directives issued by gujarat home minister had cracked down on all illegal liquor dens this badly hit the bootlegging networks in the state sending illicit liquor rates skyrocketing then came district collectors notices which seemed like the proverbial last nail in the coffin however the order was quickly rescinded as it turned out to be an error the new order is more like the usual preelection caution which states that only 48 hours before the elections which starts on april 30 should liquor shops be closedahmedabad district collector hareet shukla said the earlier order mentioned closure of licensed liquor shops forthwith till the elections however the order now has been rectified chief electoral officer gujarat anita karwal said the closure of liquor shops is in accordance with orders of chief election commission cec norms laid down by cec state that 48 hours before the elections licensed liquor shops should be closed down till the polls are over