Excise department’s 'hasty granting' of bar licenses wrong-foots UDF government
The contentious granting of licences, which reportedly angered the UDF’s “prohibitionist base” comprising Christian and Muslim social organisations, occurred as the Cabinet formulated the State’s liquor policy for the current fiscal year
· 11/3/2026, 9:52:15 AM· 2 min read

The contentious granting of licences, which reportedly angered the UDF’s “prohibitionist base” comprising Christian and Muslim social organisations, occurred as the Cabinet formulated the State’s liquor policy for the current fiscal year
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