JKNC MLA Ahsan Pardesi has introduced a Private Member Bill in the J&K Assembly, advocating for liquor ban in Kashmir and Muslim-majority areas beyond. He cited religious concerns and pointed to Bihar as an example of prohibition in India.
Priest of Kaal Bhairav Temple has applauded the decision of the state government, saying that it is quite a good decision and cannot be praised enough. He also highlighted that it is not like that if one offers alcohol to God, he will be happy and if not then become angry. There is a traditi
Congress leader Rajesh Thakur has criticized Madhya Pradesh's government's decision to ban liquor in 17 religious cities in the state saying the ban should not be implemented to cause a loss to the state treasury and fill your own pockets. He also claimed If there is a ban in 17 cities, the
"To ensure that the state move towards liquor ban gradually, we have decided that in the first phase liquor shops would be shut down in Nagar Palika, Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat of 17 cities in the states. These shops will not be shifted anywhere else. It has been decided to shut d
"To ensure that the states move towards liquor ban gradually, we have decided that in the first phase liquor shops would be shut down in Nagar Palika, Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat of 17 cities in the states. These shops will not be shifted anywhere else. It has been decided to shut dow
"Today, we are going to hold a cabinet meeting on the banks of Narmada river and the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar's kingdom in Maheshwar, a city in Khargone district, on the occasion of her 300th birth anniversary year. We will lay the foundation stone of a mission centered towards women empo
CM Yadav stressed that many saints gave suggestions for the same and the state government was seriously considering stopping the liquor shops within the limits of the religious cities.
BJP leader NV Subhash reacted to Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's recent statement during his 'Dil-Luminati India Tour' in Ahmedabad on Sunday, where the artist vowed to stop making songs about "sharab" if the government enforced a nationwide liquor ban.
Taking a jibe at Nitish, the former Deputy Chief Minister said that after opening "thousands of liquor shops" during his first two tenures, the Chief Minister is now "pretending to be a Mahatma."
On the hooch tragedy in Bihar, former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday attacked Nitish Kumar and wrote in a post that the liquor ban was a small example of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's institutional corruption.
Bihar's Director General of Police (DGP), Alok Raj, stated on Thursday that 25 people had died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in two separate incidents in Siwan and Saran and 12 people have been arrested in connection with the case.