Defending the liquor ban in his state, Nitish Kumar had said that the state’s prohibition policy has been beneficial to several people and a large number of people had also given up drinking alcohol as an after-effect of this step.
Bihar hooch tragedy: 271 liquor traders were arrested under Operation Clean, according to the police.
Chhapra hooch tragedy: Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said no compensation will be given if a person dies after consuming spurious liquor.
On Friday, Nitish Kumar repeated his remark “Piyoge, toh maroge”(you will die if you drink liquor) and took a jibe at BJP over the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat. He said, “even though so many people died in Morbi, that news made it to the newspapers just for a day”.
Saran hooch tragedy: The NHRC said in a statement that the sale and consumption of alcohol were completely banned in Bihar in April 2016, but its "implementation has been patchy."
Bihar liquor deaths: CM Nitish Kumar has made it clear that no compensation will be given to family of those who die after consuming spurious liquor.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the BJP-ruled states have the worst track records in terms of spurious liquor deaths.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday lost his cool and burst out at the BJP-led opposition which was protesting against the state government over the latest hooch tragedy in Chhapra where atl least 39 people died after consuming illicit liquor.
This is not the first time a hooch tragedy took place in Bihar where the liquor ban is in place. In fact, the Nitish government is always being criticized for the poor implementation of the law.
Nitish Kumar became aggressive in the assembly and lashed out at the BJP saying, "they were too in the favour of imposing liquor ban... had sworn for it... and now what happened...
Bihar hooch tragedy: According to the officials, the death toll in the incident, which took place on Thursday, is likely to rise.
Bihar Hooch Tragedy: The anti-liquor law has been criticised for poor implementation by the Opposition while maverick leaders such as former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, whose party is a constituent of the ruling alliance, have been advocating the withdrawal of prohibition.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Among the seriously ill, more than 10 people have suffered loss of vision, the District Magistrate said.
Bihar hooch tragedy: All affected people were daily wage labourers, involved in the construction of a building at Jivpur under Panapur police station in the district.
Khera: "it has come to light that 600 litres of ‘methyl alcohol’ was brought from Ahmedabad to Botad district after which water was mixed in it..."
Gujarat hooch tragedy: At least 97 people were still admitted to hospitals in Bhavnagar, Botad and Ahmedabad.
Gujarat hooch tragedy: The liquor tragedy came to light on early Monday morning when some people living in Rojid village in Botad and other surrounding villages were referred to government hospitals.
At least 31 persons died and more than 50 were admitted to different hospitals after consuming spurious liquor at Rojid village in Botad district of Gujarat. Who stole 600 litres methyl alcohol from Gujarat factory leading to these deaths? Watch Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
Gujarat hooch tragedy: The matter came to light early Monday morning when some locals of Rojid village of Barvala taluka and other surrounding villages were referred to government hospitals.
Gujarat Hooch Tragedy: Police detained three bootleggers from the Botad district who were allegedly involved in selling spurious country-made liquor, said Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia.
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