Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday said that it has not taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licenses in unserved areas in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Finance department has NOT taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licences in unserved areas. NO list of unserved areas has either been considered or approved. No decision will be taken without participation of stakeholders and due process,” tweeted Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir.
Finance department has NOT taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licences in unserved areas. NO list of unserved areas has either been considered or approved. No decision will be taken without participation of stakeholders and due process.
— DIPR-J&K (@diprjk) June 21, 2020
In another tweet it urged people not to be misled by any half- baked reports in this regard.
The clarification comes a day after Excise Department documents identified 183 locations including 116 in Jammu and 67 in the zones of Kashmir for liquor vends.
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