Former MP, eight ex-MLAs involved in liquor trade: Minister

A former member of parliament and eight ex-legislators are involved in liquor trade in Jammu and Kashmir, where over 225 wine shops are running with majority of these in the winter capital. Eight former legislators and an ex-MP are having licenses for the sale of liquor in Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Leh districts, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in a written reply today. All the 10 districts of Jammu region have liquor shops, while only four shops are running in summer capital Srinagar, among the…

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