• Bill Seeking Ban on Alcohol in J&K to be Introduced in Assembly
  • PDP MLA from Kupwara, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, has submitted a Private Member’s Bill seeking a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The bill, set to be introduced in the upcoming budget session of the J&K Assembly, proposes prohibition on the advertisement, sale, purchase, consumption, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages in the Union Territory.
  • Mir warned that the rising alcohol consumption poses a serious threat to society, stressing the need for strict legislation to curb the trend. The bill also proposes harsh penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for violations.

Legislative Assembly condemns attack on MLA Bani

Published on March 10, 2025

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Jammu, March 10 ( RNA): : Jammu and Kashmir, Legislative Assembly, on Monday condemned the attack on MLA Bani, Dr Rameshwar Singh.

“This is a genuine concern folegislativeler all of us which the members have raised. We condemn the attack and it should be thoroughly investigated,” Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said in the Assembly.

The issue was raised by Rameshwar Singh, later supported by other MLA’s, at the start of the session and  demanded a time-bound inquiry into the attack.

The Bani MLA was manhandled on Saturday night by a group of protestors when he visited the sub-district hospital at Billawar to meet the families of three deceased civilians.

However, the Speaker said that any matter in which an inquiry has already been ordered shall not be discussed in the House.

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  • Bill Seeking Ban on Alcohol in J&K to be Introduced in Assembly
  • PDP MLA from Kupwara, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, has submitted a Private Member’s Bill seeking a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The bill, set to be introduced in the upcoming budget session of the J&K Assembly, proposes prohibition on the advertisement, sale, purchase, consumption, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages in the Union Territory.
  • Mir warned that the rising alcohol consumption poses a serious threat to society, stressing the need for strict legislation to curb the trend. The bill also proposes harsh penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for violations.