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Lakshadweep parties oppose plan to allow free flow of booze, even to locals

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 8 August 2023
A draft excise bill which proposes manufacture and sale of liquor in Lakshadweep has triggered protests from Congress, NCP and other parties in the Muslim-majority archipelago on the grounds that the proposed policy "goes against the culture" of the islands.
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