{
  "id": 18171767,
  "title": "CPI(M) and Congress skirmish over 'hasty issuance' of liquor licences in Keralam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cpi-m-and-congress-skirmish-over-hasty-issuance-of-liquor-licences-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T19:13:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-and-congress-skirmish-over-hasty-issuance-of-liquor-licencesin-keralam/article71666645.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Excise Minister M. Liju blame the LDF government for the 'liberal granting' of bar licences by ceding the authority to lower-level excise officials, possibly to evade political responsibility; CPI(M) State Secretariat member and former Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh accuses Satheesan and Liju of 'lying' to save face, and the LDF had granted liquor licences only with…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}