The Kalinga National Front (KNF) on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Raj Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum to the Governor urging him to ensure total prohibition of alcohol in the State.
“It is a matter of regret that Odisha is encouraging rampant sale of liquor to raise its exchequer while in Article 47 of the Constitution there is provision to bring about prohibition of consumption of intoxicants except for medicinal purposes,” said KNF secretary general Pradip Routray.
Expressing happiness over the State Government’s recent ban order on manufacture, sale and use of gutkha and panmasala containing tobacco or nicotine, KNF president Basant Behera urged the Government to impose a ban on alcohol too.