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Congress, Muslim League split over banning
toddy in Kerala
Saturday September 29, 2012 06:24:05 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress and the IUML, the main constituents of the ruling
United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance government in Kerala are
split over banning toddy in the state.
The Congress party described the move as "unrealistic" while the
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) wants toddy to be banned. The
Kerala High Court recently had asked the state government to take
steps to end the sale of toddy.
At a high level meeting of the IUML held here Saturday the party
concluded that toddy should be banned and the state should in a
phased manner go for a total prohibition.
"Its high time that the sale of toddy in the state (Kerala) be
banned because in the name of toddy what is made available is
spurious spirit. We fully support the observation made by the high
court recently with regards to toddy and also restriction in the
timings of bars in the state," IUML spokesperson and Lok Sabha
member E.T. Mohammed Basheer told reporters here.
Toddy is tapped by professional tappers from either the coconut or
the palm trees and after then it is given to the toddy shops in
the locality and then sold to tipplers.
A 750 ml bottle of toddy from the toddy shops costs around Rs 45.
The state has 5,200 shops that sell toddy and in the current
fiscal 4,100 shops have been opened after the tendering process
was completed.
But speaking to reporters here, state Congress president Ramesh
Chennithala however differed on closing down toddy shops and
banning the sale of toddy in the state.
"The IUML's stand on liquor and toddy is quite well known and in
Kerala, we do not think its going to be practical to ban toddy
because as such is not harmful. With regards to the high court's
observation on restriction of bar timing, the United Democratic
Front will meet and discuss on this issue," said Chennithala.
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