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Kerala Government drops plan for online liquor sales
Tourism and Cooperation Minister A C Moideen said that neither the state owned Co-operative Consumers Federation (Consumerfed) nor the government has taken any decision to start online liquor trade.
Thiruvananthapuram : Facing flak from all quarters over its plan to start online liquor sales during the Onam festival, the CPI-M led LDF government in Kerala has dropped the move.Putting to rest the row over the proposed move to introduce online foreign liquor trade, government made it clear that no such decision has been taken.
Tourism and Cooperation Minister A C Moideen said that neither the state owned Co-operative Consumers Federation (Consumerfed) nor the government has taken any decision to start online liquor trade.
Media reports that the decision was taken by Consumerfed, the apex body of consumer cooperatives in the state in this regard were "baseless", he said in a release last night.
Attacking the government over the issue, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said UDF would not in any way accept this and alleged that the government plan was part of its agreement entered with the liquor lobby in the state.
The LDF government initiative in this sector was in favour of encouraging liquor consumption in Kerala, he said.Criticising the new proposal, BJP state President Kummanam Rajasekharan had said the initiative would hurt the state's 'pride and glory' during Onam festival.
