Kashmiri Muslims Protest Liquor Shop Opening in Srinagar
The residents of the Shivpora took to the streets on Wednesday and protested against the opening of a liquor shop near a school. They demanded the closure of the liquor shop as soon as possible.
One of the protesters who identified himself as Raviji Razdan told the media that setting up a liquor shop close to a school will badly impact the students. “The new liquor shop has been set up near a school. Please tell me, how students will learn when there is a liquor shop on one side and a cinema on the other,” he said.
Razdan said there are many schools in the locality. “Law itself prohibits anybody from setting up a liquor shop close to a school, religious place, or in a residential area. Our mothers and sisters won’t feel secure in presence of this liquor shop,” he added.
One of the protesters termed the opening of a wine shop, close to a school, as “preposterous and mischievous”.
Pertinently, Manoj-Sinha led administration after nearly three decades granted licenses to open liquor shops at various locations across the Kashmir valley.
Meanwhile, some media outlets believe that the Indian government is continuing its anti-Muslim agenda in the region after repealing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 05, 2019.
Source: Agencies
