FEDERAL Territories PAS Youth has condemned the lifting of restrictions on the sale of hard liquor at sundry shops, convenience stores and Chinese medical halls in Kuala Lumpur.
Its information chief Abdul Razak Ramli said in a Facebook post on Friday (Dec 1) that the decision to lift the ban was regrettable and disappointing as it would only lead to more social ills.
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"Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has renewed a total of 1,519 applications for liquor licences in its meeting held on Nov 23, including those from Chinese medicine halls and convenience stores.
"For the record, the restriction on the sale of hard liquor at sundry shops, convenience stores and Chinese medical halls was enforced on Nov 1, 2021 when Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim was the Federal Territories minister," he said.
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"However, when the Madani government (came to power) led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also in charge of the Federal Territories, the restriction was lifted," he said in the statement.
