In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: The state government of Andhra Pradesh was not ready to impose a ban on the sale of arrack in the early 1990s.

Reason: The State government collected huge revenues by way of taxes imposed on the sale of arrack.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — prohibition on the sale of arrack. But this simple demand touched upon larger social, economic and political issues of the region that affected women’s life. A close nexus between crime and politics was established around the business of arrack. The State government collected huge revenues by way of taxes imposed on the sale of arrack and was therefore not willing to impose a ban. Groups of local women tried to address these complex issues in their agitation against arrack. They also openly discussed the issue of domestic violence. Their movement, for the first time, provided a platform to discuss private issues of domestic violence. Thus, the anti-arrack movement also became part of the women’s movement.