Prohibition is not working in other states. So, why does Kashmir want to go dry?

Apr 6, 2026 | 13:46 IST

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A renewed call for prohibition in Kashmir has sparked a wider debate on morality, governance and livelihoods. As revenue, tourism and jobs hang in the balance, the politics around liquor turns sharply opportunistic.

Mirza Ghalib, that inimitable scourge of cant and faux morality, would have had some choice words for Kashmiri mullahs remonstrating against liquor sale in their state calling it "un-Islamic" and "immoral".

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Prohibition is not working in other states. So, why does Kashmir want to go dry?

A renewed call for prohibition in Kashmir has sparked a wider debate on morality, governance and livelihoods. As revenue, tourism and jobs hang in the balance, the politics around liquor turns sharply opportunistic.

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Prohibition is not working in other states. So, why does Kashmir want to go dry?

A renewed call for prohibition in Kashmir has sparked a wider debate on morality, governance and livelihoods. As revenue, tourism and jobs hang in the balance, the politics around liquor turns sharply opportunistic.

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