SRINAGAR: Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani today demanded a blanket ban on use and sale of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir while citing prohibition in other states.
Geelani appealed to religious scholars to launch a sustained campaign against the use of liquor and make people aware about its ill effects on health, society and family relations.
“It is encouraging that people in the State are raising their voice against this evil,” Geelani said in a statement, adding “we hope everybody will play their role to eradicate this evil from society.”
Referring to a private member’s bill on prohibition in the Assembly, the Hurriyat leader expressed surprise that the legislators had claimed that a ban on sale of liquor will hit revenue generation and cited the experience of other India states which have banned alcohol. (AGENCIES)
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