Prohibition in Gujarat came into focus during the debate on IFSC Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Congress member Karti Chidambaram saying no global professional would like to work in a dry state.
Reacting to the statement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Congress government had considered this while giving permission to Gujarat to set up the financial sector SEZ in 2011.
BJP member P P Chaudhary said the contention of the Congress that International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) will not be successful because liquor is banned in Gujarat is shameful and against the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.
Chidambaram, during the debate on The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019, said "global talent is definitely not attracted by nation which exercises curbs on individual freedom, lashes out on dissent and where there is rampant moral policing. GIFT City is highly impractical. It ignores such issue as location and skill availability."
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