Srinagar 30 oct : A bureaucrat in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday claimed that the pro India political parties openly and officially distributed wine licenses to their party workers in order to shape them as mobile voters.
“Those who are involved in immoral activities were officially encouraged by such political establishments. From 1996 to 2002 more than 1500 wine licenses were issued. From 2002 to 2008 two thousand licenses were issued and from 2008 to till date more than 2000 wine and drug licenses have been issued and all these deliberate policies have ushered youth of our valley to undesirable activities,” Khwaja Farooq Renzushah, who joined the Congress party before launching his own part said.
While interacting with youth who are joining his party, Kashmir Development Front (KDF), Renzushah asked youth to maintain their real Kashmiri character and reject those political establishments “who have spread immorality and use of wine and drugs during last 18 years deliberately.”
”Even public records are clear that political stalwarts were also infected with the disease of immorality. This is the time people should rise and support complete imposition of ban on wine in J&K state particularly in Kashmir Valley so that its purity is restored and we are able to remain safe from natural calamities,” he added.
The KDF chairman said that there are instances when revenue received from the sale of wine and drug licenses is being transferred to different government departments for their expenditures as a matter of official routine. “It was because of this reason Muslim Auqaf Board was an independent organization and was not using such funds for its expenditures. However after it was turned into Wakf Board such wine revenue funds are likely to be used by them also. Therefore for maintaining purity all respectable Imams who are on the pay rolls of Waqf Board should avoid use of such funds,” Renzu said and hoped that entire population of J&K will support imposition of ban on wine and drugs in J&K state.