The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) came down heavily on the Left Democratic Front (LDF), accusing it of coming to power promising to promote liquor abstinence but allowing a sharp increase in the number of bars in Kerala.
On Sunday (March 8, 2026), a circular prepared by the KCBC Temperance Committee was read out in churches across the 32 dioceses of the Catholic Church in the State as part of its anti-drug and anti-liquor awareness campaign.






