Jammu, March 17 -- BJP MLAs Vikram Randhawa and Balwant Singh Mankotia have strongly condemned the actions of socialite Orhan Awatramani also known as Orry and seven others who were allegedly found consuming alcohol near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra.

In the wake of the incident, Randhawa while speaking to ANI said, "It is a condemnable action... Their bags should have been checked... He has hurt the sentiments of crores of devotees... Strictest action should be taken, and it should be investigated why frisking of the bags was not done and where the alcohol came from... They should not be let out of Jammu till they are punished."

Mankotia added, "Katra is a holy town... There is a strict law that alcohol and meat consumption cannot b...