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, proposing a ban on alcohol in Kashmir and other Muslim-majority areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pardesi stated that the bill aims to safeguard the region's cultural and religious values, emphasizing that alcohol consumption contradicts Kashmir's deep-rooted Sufi-Reshi traditions.

"The unchecked sale of alcohol disregards our religious and social ethos. Our heritage has always stood against intoxicants, and this bill is a step toward upholding those values," he said.

He further highlighted alcohol's role in fueling crime, moral decline, and addiction, particularly among the y...