Srinagar, May 12 -- A political war of words has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir over chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah's Sunday statement saying that people consume alcohol by their own will and government was not forcing anyone to visit liquor shops.

Criticising the chief minister's remark, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti accused the government of taking u-turns on every issue and sought a ban on alcohol in the UT. "His statement on alcohol is completely illogical. He said we are not telling anybody to consume alcohol. Please tell me won't the drug peddlers use your logic when Nasha Mukt abhiyaan is going on in J&K," she said.

The CM had made the remarks while responding to some questions on Sunday.

Mufti said that no...