The death of 25 people in Bihar due to a recent hooch tragedy has caused a political storm in the state, prompting opposition leaders to accuse the liquor ban in Bihar is not being properly followed on the ground.
"The liquor ban policy brought by Nitish Kumar's government has completely failed. On one hand, many gangs have emerged. The (Bihar) liquor ban has not been implemented completely. Even today, home delivery is happening there. Those who are poor and cannot afford good liquor are being for
Calling Bihar hooch tragedy "sad," Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed that the liquor ban is not implemented anywhere in Bihar as the ban is only implemented in government files and in the speeches of leaders.
Taking to social media X, Tejaswi Yadav wrote in a post "27 people have been killed due to poisonous liquor under government protection. Dozens have lost their eyesight. There is a so-called liquor ban in Bihar but due to the nexus between ruling party leaders, police and mafia, liquor is
Six individuals have been arrested in connection to communal violence that broke out in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Monday after incidents of stone-pelting at two places of worship were reported.
Ahead of his party's foundation day on October 2, Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor vowed to end the liquor ban in Bihar instantly if elected to power on Saturday.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday slammed the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and held his liquor ban responsible for Tuesday's attack on a police team by the liquor mafias that led to the death of a police inspector.
According to a press release, CIABC's Director General, Vinod Giri, urged Bihar to take a similar step, highlighting the potential economic growth, prevention of hooch tragedies, and the generation of substantial revenues amounting to Rs 10,000 crore per year.
"As a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incidents during the Ganesh idol immersion in the city, the police department has ordered to ban the sale of alcohol in various police stations until September 30," said police.
According to an official release by the Delhi government, there will be a ban on the sale of liquor for four days between July 1, 2023 to September 31, 2023.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday expressed that he would not do anything erroneous which will lead to the death of people and an environment will be needed to enforce the prohibition on the sale of liquor in the state.