{"id":20124,"date":"2026-05-17T00:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=20124"},"modified":"2026-05-17T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:07:55","slug":"bjps-liquor-issue-a-drama-tanvir-sadiq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/bjps-liquor-issue-a-drama-tanvir-sadiq\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP\u2019s liquor issue a drama: Tanvir Sadiq"},"content":{"rendered":"

Says NC alone will ban alcohol in J&K<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, May 16:\u00a0<\/strong>National Conference Chief Spokesperson and MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of enacting drama over the liquor sale issue in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the NC alone would ensure a ban on alcohol in the Union Territory.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters here, Sadiq said the BJP remained silent when the liquor policy was framed during the period of Lieutenant Governor\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BJP protested a lot. It is good that they protested. But unfortunately, when the policy was made during (Lieutenant) Governor\u2019s rule, they were nowhere to be seen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The NC chief spokesperson said his party understands the public sentiment, particularly in Kashmir, regarding the issue of alcohol sale and promised that the Omar Abdullah-led government would act on it soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t go much into politics, but I will promise one thing: when it comes to banning liquor, the National Conference will do it and do it very soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Referring to the BJP leaders\u2019 protest and hunger strike call, he said. \u201cFirst, they should go on a hunger strike against those who made the policy during (Lieutenant) Governor\u2019s rule in 2023,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked whether the government would move on the issue during the upcoming autumn session of the Assembly, Sadiq replied, \u201cWe will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Replying to a question about a possible cabinet expansion, Sadiq said it was entirely the prerogative of the Chief Minister. \u201cThat is the prerogative of the honourable Chief Minister. He will do whatever he wants to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The NC Chief Spokesperson also hit back at opposition parties over allegations of corruption against NC ministers and legislators, particularly targeting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). \u201cIf you remember, when the PDP was in power, there was a senior PDP leader who had a rate list. Everybody knows his name,\u201d he said. \u201cThose who do such things point fingers at us. First look into themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadiq said the party leadership would take immediate action if any complaint of wrongdoing surfaced against any minister or MLA. \u201cIf anyone has a complaint against a minister or an MLA, bring it to the leadership. There will be immediate action on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said no NC minister or legislator was involved in malpractice, corruption or irregularities. \u201cIn our government, no minister or MLA is involved in any malpractice, irregularities or corruption,\u201d he said\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Says NC alone will ban alcohol in J&K Srinagar, May 16:\u00a0National Conference Chief Spokesperson and MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of enacting drama over the liquor sale issue in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the NC alone would ensure a ban on alcohol in the Union Territory. Speaking to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20126,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions\/20126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}