As the death toll is feared to increase in the Chhapra hooch tragedy, evoking an uproar from the opposition in the state and nationwide, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and former Bihar MP Shanawaz Hussain on Saturday slammed the government accusing it of hiding the actual death to
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday claimed that over 200 people died in the Chapra hooch tragedy and accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths by "burning the bodies" without any post-mortem.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Bihar government and Director General of Police (DGP) over the Saran hooch tragedy in which 60 people have died so far and sought a report within four weeks, said Jaimini Kumar Srivastava, Deputy Director, Media and C
BJP MP from Bihar's Chhapra, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, on Friday visited the village and met family members of victims of the hooch tragedy that has so far taken at least 50 lives.
Bihar leader of the Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths in the Chhapra hooch tragedy by "burning the bodies" without any post-mortem.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government of Punjab to immediately adopt strict measures to address the large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in the State.
Terming the Bihar hooch tragedy "shameful", Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the incident.
Several Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MLAs protested outside the state assembly on Thursday over the hooch tragedy in Chapra that claimed 39 lives so far.