After PDP Lawmaker, NC MLA Ahsan Pardesi Also Moves Bill to Ban Alcohol in J&K

HT NEWS DESK

Srinagar, Feb 12: After PDP legislator Fayaz Ahmed Mir from Kupwara, National Conference (NC) MLA Ahsan Pardesi has submitted a private member bill in the Assembly, seeking a complete ban on alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir.

Both legislators argue that banning alcohol is essential to preserve Kashmir’s cultural and religious values, emphasizing that its consumption contradicts the region’s deep-rooted Sufi-Reshi traditions.

The proposed bills are likely to be introduced in the upcoming Assembly Budget Session. [KNT]