Srinagar
In occupied Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of all religious and social organisations across the Kashmir valley, has announced to resist the India’s move of opening liquor shops in the territory, tooth and nail.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema in a joint statement issued in Srinagar, today, said that the order, being circulated on social media, regarding the setting up of liquor shops at 67 locations in the Kashmir valley had created anguish among the Muslims of the Kashmir valley.
“It is malafide that this government in the midst of the major global pandemic is busy in bringing rules to change the demography of the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir, on one hand, and is assaulting our Muslim identity and values and hurting our religious sentiments, on the other,” the MMU said.
The organizations which signed the statement include Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, Darul Uloom Raheemiya, Muslim Personal Law Board, Anjuman Sharie Shian, Jamiat Ahle Hadeeth, Jamaat-e-Islami, Karwaan-e-Islami, Ittihaad-ul-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himaayat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Tableegh-ul-Islam, Jamiat Hamdania, Anjuman Ulma-e-Ahnaaf, Darul Uloom Qasmiya, Darul Uloom Bilaliya, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazhar-ul-Haq, Anjuman Aima Wa Mashaaikh Kashmir,Muslim Waqf Board, Darul uloom Naqashbandia, Darul Uloom Rashidia, Ahli Bait foundation and Parvaani Wilayat.
In occupied Kashmir, in violation of basic teachings of Islam, the fascist Indian government of Narendra Modi is planning to open about 270 liquor stores across the territory to spread immorality among the local youth.
The plan has met with strong objections by the Kashmiri people as Islam prohibits the consumption of liquor. Of these liquor shops, 200 will be opened in Jammu and 67 in the Valley. In a letter, Excise Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Shavan has sought approval from the higher authorities to start the process.
The move has triggered disquiet in the predominantly Muslim Jammu and Kashmir as Islam prohibits the consumption of liquor.—KMS
