The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that the finance department has not taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licences in unserved areas after the excise department carried out a survey on liquor sale points.
The government said no list of unserved areas has either been considered or approved for liquor sale points in the Union Territory.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that the finance department has not taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licences in unserved areas after the excise department carried out a survey on liquor sale points.
The government said no list of unserved areas has either been considered or approved.
바카라No decision will be taken without participation of stakeholders and due process,바카라 J&K government spokesman Rohit Kansal said.
While Kansal insists on the finance department바카라s prior approval and urged people not to believe rumours about opening up of liquor sales points, excise commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir Rajesh Kumar Shaven told Outlook the government has only done a survey about liquor sales points. He said surveys take years to be implemented.
The government released the statement after National Conference and other parties raised objections over liquor sale in the Union Territory. National Conference chief spokesman Ruhullah Mehdi ridiculed the government바카라s clarification statement saying 바카라I hope this denial and clarification is not like those regarding the orders issued in the build-up to August 5 last year. I urge the people in administration not to even consider such plans (if any). Such plans will have serious consequences,바카라 he said.
바카라History testifies the fact that most of the revolts were triggered less by political issues and more by the issues related to faith and culture. And ultimately took a bigger shape,바카라 Mehdi added.
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) said it will not support any such decisions which are bound to endure an onslaught on Kashmir바카라s cultural ethos. Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, former legislator and senior leader of the party said the government proposal to open liquor shops at around 183 newly identified locations in J&K including 67 in Kashmir valley is totally unacceptable as the decision is bound to have disastrous consequences for peace in the region.
바카라Such decisions are highly condemnable. Kashmir is a land of sufis and saints and such obnoxious proposals are mooted to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere,바카라 Manhas said, adding that such government decisions will spread immorality among the local youth, who are already fighting against the drug menace.
바카라There are other States like Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadeep which are coping with the lockdown despite a ban on liquor sale and consumption. Why to choose predominantly Muslim areas of Kashmir Valley for opening large scale liquor sale points when there is no such requirement?바카라 he asked.
Congress leader Salman Nizami said that the "BJP's new plan in Kashmir is to engage youth into drugs and alcohol." He added that 바카라by giving nod to open new wine shops, their aim is to destroy our culture and future.바카라
The excise department, after a survey, identified 183 new locations, 116 in Jammu and 67 in the Kashmir valley for sale of liquor. The department had sought approval for e-auction of sale points from the finance department. The excise department바카라s letter to the Finance Department in this regard reads, 바카라as per the survey바카라 a total list of 183 locations including 116 in Jammu and 67 in the zones of Kashmir is enclosed.바카라바카라
At present, J&K has 224 wine shops with 220 in Jammu and four in Kashmir. Fearing militant threats, the four shops in Kashmir are running from high security zone areas.
As per the documents, the excise department's survey has identified spots and places in south Kashmir바카라s all four districts바카라Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag. The survey also includes spots for sale points in Srinagar, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Budgam. In 1990, when militancy erupted in the valley, a little known militant group opposed the sale of liquor in the valley and closed liquor shops and sale.
The BJP has been opposed liquor sale in Jammu in the past. In 2018, BJP leader and present president of the party Ravinder Raina had demanded that Jammu and Kashmir be declared a dry state, and alcohol and bars be banned immediately.
The survey and the seeking of approval of the finance department for e-auction of liquor sales-points have come under severe criticism with people taking to social media saying "no to drugs, no to liquor shops."