"If someone consumes spurious liquor, they will die," said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday after the death toll in the Chhapra Hooch tragedy rose to 39.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed the Bihar Chief Minister over the hooch tragedy in the state and said that if his policies are not being implemented on the ground then he should resign.
In the wake of the Chhapra hooch tragedy, Bihar Industry Minister Sameer Mahaseth claimed on Wednesday that the strength of the body has to be improved to tolerate 'poisonous' liquor.
The former national president of Janata Dal-United, Singh, on Wednesday launched a tirade against Nitish Kumar and slammed him for abandoning the state to fulfil his personal goal of becoming prime minister one day.
Kushwaha said in his statement, "If the opposition wants to debate and discuss any matter, they are welcome. But it's not right to halt the ongoings of the assembly in such a disruptive manner.''
"A blanket distribution program was arranged without seeking police permission, during which a stampede situation happened. 3 people died in it & 5 were injured. We'll investigate the matter & take action," said Asansol Commissioner of Police (CP) SK Neelakantam.
The state government, in its affidavit, said a total compensation of Rs 10 lakh will be paid to the kin of each of the deceased and a grant of Rs 1 lakh each will be paid to the injured in the bridge collapse incident.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kantilal Amrutia, who reportedly saved several lives when a bridge collapsed in Morbi in October, is leading from the seat in the votes count for the Gujarat Assembly polls.
Blaming CCP laid draconian lockdowns and strict covid-19 measures, Uyghur siblings who lost loved ones in the fire tragedy in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, said that their relatives might still be alive if the personnel of the neighbourhood committee had opene