Asks NC to come clean on matter
SRINAGAR: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) on Tuesday lashed out at the “reckless” statement by ruling National conference MLA and former justice, Hasnain Masoodi to reporters outside the Assembly, wherein he “justified” the sale of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir for its revenue benefits to the UT.
The MMU spokesperson, in a statement issued here, said, “Such remarks are deeply unfortunate when there is clear Islamic prohibition on intoxicants, and it is fundamentally at odds with the values and beliefs of Islam. It also ignores the grave social consequences that liquor consumption has in general on families and society, including domestic distress, financial hardship, and moral degradation.”
The spokesperson further said that such justification coming from a political party that claims to upholding the ethos, culture, and identity of Kashmir, is both disappointing and disturbing.
The MMU stressed that economic considerations cannot be placed above moral, social, and human well-being, and that justifying liquor on revenue grounds reflects a troubling approach to governance.
Calling it a “well-known menace that steadily erodes the moral and social fabric of society”, the MMU asked the ruling party to come clean on the matter and immediately take concrete steps towards a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir and strict punishment to those involved in its smuggling, in the larger interest of society and the future of Jammu and Kashmir.