Srinagar, May 16 -- Police on Friday stopped a protest march of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), demanding a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir, said officials.

Scores of BJP leaders, led by party general secretary Anwar Khan, tried to take the protest march towards the residence of chief minister Omar Abdullah at Gupkar, they said.

Carrying banners and placards, the protestors opposed the operation of liquor shops in the Union Territory.

Khan said they strongly protested against the Omar government for allegedly backing the promotion of liquor in J&K. "We appealed to all religious scholars, social leaders, and members of civil society to come together and raise a united voice against this issue. While our peaceful march was ...