Muslim Kashmir consuming more liquor than Hindu Jammu

[Goodperson]

Interesting read, but no comments

NEW DELHI: As many as 45 million bottles of liquor and beer have been consumed in Jammu and Kashmir in the past two years despite militants enforcing a ban on alcoholic drinks.

Around 64 percent of the state’s licensed shops are registered in the name of females and 82 of 155 license-holders are also women.

Licences: The National Conference, the J&K’s main opposition, which is seeking a blanket ban on the sale of liquor in the state, has slammed the government for giving women licences to sell liquor.

Srinagar has a few watering holes, that too in the high-security zone, and yet they recorded sales of 799,000 liquor bottles and 574,000 bottles of beer in less than 20 months since April 2006. The state government’s statistics presented in the assembly in Jammu on Thursday showed an upward trend in liquor consumption in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, while the Hindu-majority Jammu division witnessed a substantial decline.

Liquor sales in the Kashmir division shot up from 385,000 bottles in 2006 to 414,000 bottles in 2007, while the Jammu division recorded a decline from 19.1 million to 13.3 million bottles during the same period. Beer sales in the Kashmir division swelled from 165,000 bottles in 2006 to 409,000 bottles in 2007.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

It is cold in Kashmir!

Real cold.

Survival is more important.

Kangris give cancer.

 

[Karma]

Hindus from other part might be coming here to drink. Another conspiracy by Hindus & Jews to create bad name for Muslims?

No offence...

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

Hindus from other part might be coming here to drink. Another conspiracy by Hindus & Jews to create bad name for Muslims?

No offence...

I can drink on that!

Just for information, i visted Ukraine and Some CIS states of former USSR and i can assure you that its so chilled their that they drink alcohol just to keep themselves warm at nearly all times. Hard to keep hot without that!

But i really don't believe that there is no other way you can keep warm .....

 

[Karma]

But i really don't believe that there is no other way you can keep warm .....

There is... not possible in public places

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

There is... not possible in public places

Mmmmmmm... Tricky question by me but you knew the answer!

 

[blain2]

One would be surprised by the above if the whole assumption was that every single Muslim follows the Islamic teachings which require one to refrain from alcohol among other things...however us Muslims diverge quite a bit from what we are supposed to be doing so I am not surprised...I am sure Murree Brewery in Pakistan is also having record sales...as a matter of fact this was reported in a newspaper a while back.

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

One would be surprised by the above if the whole assumption was that every single Muslim follows the Islamic teachings which require one to refrain from alcohol among other things...however us Muslims diverge quite a bit from what we are supposed to be doing so I am not surprised...I am sure Murree Brewery in Pakistan is also having record sales...as a matter of fact this was reported in a newspaper a while back.

Not true in any sense Blain2!

Diverting from what is forbidden is not a good thing in the name of Cold and chilly climate. I stated that i went to these areas for a fact that i went to such places and found that this is the solution the Muslims have also adopted which is Ironical! Shameful that we should not do such acts which are against Islam and feel not sorry and shameful for these acts but instead state that its cold and this is the only solution. There are other ways to stay warm then to take on Whiskey and Cognac.

 

[Spring Onion]

, while the Hindu-majority Jammu division witnessed a substantial decline.

So why the Hindu Majority Jammu Divsion witnesseda decline ?????///

Any input by the newspaper ?????????

Or is that there is less cold on that side or if the Hindus have become more poise and Muslims become immoral ???

Any idea ?

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

So why the Hindu Majority Jammu Divsion witnesseda decline ?????///

Any input by the newspaper ?????????

Or is that there is less cold on that side or if the Hindus have become more poise and Muslims become immoral ???

Any idea ?

Nice one

 

[Spring Onion]

Isnt it that the license for sale of the same were allowed and issued in one part to promote the consumtion of liquor deleberatly while the same was restricted in Jammu after BJP and other protested.

 

[Spring Onion]

Iwas also wondering that licenses to sell the liquor in Indian Held Kashmir have been issued by Indian government Mostly to majoriy of women to promote it. despite the protest from all sides not only Muslims but the Hindu MPs also objected to it.

 

[Goodperson]

Don't read conspiracies

 

[Spring Onion]

Don't read conspiracies

and Dont post conspiracies also

Who knows if all the liquor is consumed by Muslims are 90,000 Indian soldiers stationed in Indian Held Kashmir

 

[Goodperson]

I posted this when I found this article amusing that to from Dailytimes.

btw Milatry has separate quota for liquor.