Jammu and Kashmir government’s stand ruling out ban on sale or trade of liquor in the state has evoked strong condemnation from Kashmir’s powerful clergy, civil society, sections of academia and the pro-Azaadi camp led by the Srinagar-based cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. During the Zero Hour in the Jammu & Kashmir legislative council, finance minister Haseeb Drabu said, “There is a demand for banning liquor but I believe that the issue needs to be addressed on the basis of freedom of choice”. While ruling out a ban on liquor, Drabu…
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