Three legislators including two from opposition (PDP’s Fayaz Ahmad Mir and AIP’s Shiekh Khursheed) and one from ruling National Conference (Ahsan Pardesi) have submitted Private Members’ Bills for ban on alcohol in J&K Assembly.The Congress and CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, who support the NC government, have hinted at extending support to passage of the bills in the Assembly.However, the ruling NC has maintained silence on the issue despite having pledged in its poll manifesto to ban liquor use in J&K. Former Srinagar Mayur Junaid Mattu has alleged that NC is looking at options to disallow/scuttle the alcohol ban Bill in the J&K Assembly.He alleged that NC is even reaching out to BJP MLAs for a fixed-match disruption, paving way for a possible adjournment when the bill is introduced. The fate of three Private Member’s Bills will be decided by Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather.It remains to be seen whether he entertains the bill and whether all the three bills are tabled in the forthcoming Budget session.
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