The Congress appears keen to shrug off the image that it is the party of prohibition, even as it criticises the “permissiveness” of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s liquor policy for the 2023-24 fiscal.
Notably, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said here on Thursday that Kerala was not conducive to total prohibition. However, Mr. Satheesan said he sensed a dichotomy between the government’s decision to increase the availability of liquor by doubling the number of retail outlets and the prohibitive tax the administration levied on legal alcohol retailed in the State.