Union Minister RK Singh on Monday accused the Bihar government of hiding the death toll in the Saran hooch tragedy and said that the locals have informed him that nearly 200 people died in the district.
Sushil Modi said, "In 2018, as per media reports, CM Nitish Kumar said compensation will be given if liquor proved to be cause of death. He promised Rs 4 Lakhs to the kin of hooch victims. In Khajurbani hooch tragedy, compensation was given to the victims' kin. Why not in Saran tragedy?"<
As the death toll in Bihar's Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor mounted to 72, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday accused the state government of "hiding" the actual number.
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
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.