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.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Thursday demanded an apology from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his 'Sharabi' remarks in the Bihar Assembly.
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.
Sharing an update on patients admitted after consuming spurious liquor, Dr Sanjay Kumar from the Primary Health Centre on Thursday said, "A total of 47 people were admitted here. Of them, some with minor symptoms were treated and discharged. Many had effects on vision due to toxins. Treatmen
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.
As Bharatiya Janata Party MPs from Bihar raised the hooch tragedy issue in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday leading to a ruckus, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the BJP, saying they only have an agenda of "spreading hatred and lies".
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.