Srinagar, Feb. 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) MLA Ahsan Pardesi has introduced a Private Member Bill in the J&K Assembly, seeking to prohibit the sale and consumption of liquor in Kashmir and the Muslim-majority regions of the Union Territory.

Addressing the media, Pardesi stated, "A few days back, I submitted a Private Member Bill in the Assembly, regarding the prohibition of sale and consumption of liquor in Kashmir. It is a common demand that liquor should be banned in Kashmir. Islam doesn't allow this. If liquor can be banned in a state like Bihar, then why can't it be done in Kashmir, which is a Muslim-majority region?"

Pardesi emphasised that his proposal was specific to Kashmir and Muslim-majority areas rather...