THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Facing flak from all quarters over its plan to start online liquor sales during the Onam festival, the CPM-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.
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Tourism and cooperation minister A C Moideen said that neither the state owned cooperative 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.
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