'Mission Maryada': Uttarakhand Police To Start Drive Against People Consuming Liquor, Drugs At State's Religious Places

In a bid to maintain the dignity of religious places in Uttarakhand, a drive will be started by the state police against those indulging in consumption of liquor and drugs.

"Some videos recently went viral showing people smoking hookah & dancing to the tunes of obscene songs on the bank of Ganga Ji. This is not right. Uttarakhand is the 'Dev Bhoomi' and we need to maintain its 'maryada' (dignity)," Uttarakhand's director general of police (DGP) Ashok Kumar was quoted by ANI as saying.

He further added that consumption of liquor and drugs in the religious places in Uttarakhand was not "dignified conduct".