Post-Criticism J&K Government Says, No Plan To Open Liquor Vends
Non secular teams have hostile a reported transfer to open liquor vends within the Valley (Representational)
Srinagar:
Non secular and political organisations in Kashmir have hostile a reported transfer to open liquor vends within the Valley, prompting the federal government to elucidate on Sunday that it was once now not taking into account this sort of transfer.
The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of socio-religious organisations, headed through Hurriyat Convention chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, mentioned any transfer through the management to open liquor stores around the duration and breadth of the Valley will likely be strongly hostile and resisted.
“The federal government order which is extensively circulating on social media obviously pointing out governments plan to arrange liquor stores at 67 places in Kashmir valley is inflicting grave fear and anguish a number of the Muslims of the valley,” the MMU mentioned in a remark.
It requested the federal government to right away withdraw this “immoral and anti-Islam order”. Kashmir is a predominantly Muslim area.
The Finance division of the Union territory, on the other hand, mentioned it has now not taken any coverage choice referring to issuance of unpolluted liquor licences in unserved spaces.
“No checklist of unserved spaces has both been regarded as or licensed. No choice will likely be taken with out participation of stakeholders and the due procedure,” it mentioned.
It was once reported that the Jammu and Kashmir management deliberate to open new liquor stores within the Union territory.
The Apni Celebration, headed through Altaf Bukhari, additionally slammed the federal government over the problem.
“The federal government proposal to open liquor stores at round 183 newly recognized places in J&Ok, together with 67 within the Kashmir Valley, is completely unacceptable as the verdict is certain to have disastrous penalties for peace within the area,” Apni Celebration chief Zaffar Iqbal Manhas mentioned.
“Such choices are extremely condemnable. Kashmir is a land of sufis and saints, and such obnoxious proposals are mooted to vitiate the non violent environment,” he added.
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