The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s move to review the previous government’s phased prohibition policy in Kerala has not created big ripples across political circles in the state.
Barring Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president VM Sudheeran, who incidentally imposed the policy on the United Democratic Front (UDF) government by refusing to allow the renewal of the licence of 418 substandard bars on the eve of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, no other senior leaders of the Congress or its allies has come out strongly against the LDF move.
Sudheerans suggestion to conduct a referendum before reversing the policy has not been taken seriously by either LDF or the UDF since they consider the …
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