Srinagar, May 12 -- Action against narcotics alone will not succeed while liquor continues unchecked:MirwaizAmid an ongoing drive of Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, Kashmir's chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said action against narcotics alone will not succeed while liquor continues unchecked.
Mirwaiz reiterated the concerns he had expressed during his Friday address at Jama Masjid regarding the growing menace of drug addiction and the need for a ban on alcohol.
"Both drugs and alcohol are deeply harmful to society and that the government cannot justify acting against one while staying quiet on another," Mirwaiz said while speaking to the media on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar.
He stated that although J...