'No compensation': Nitish on Bihar hooch deaths, tragedy; BJP's protest march
Hindustan TimesBihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said Friday his government would not provide financial compensation to the families of those killed by consuming spurious/illegal liquor. The Janata Dal boss - under sustained fire from the opposition after the death toll from the latest hooch tragedy in the nominally dry state crossed 50 - told the state Assembly 'no compensation will be given' and underlined his 'if you drink, you will die' warning. The chief minister was responding to a demand by Communist Party of India MLA Satyendra Yadav for monetary compensation to bereaved family members - a request that appeared to visibly irriate Nitish Kumar. Earlier today lawmakers from the BJP - now in the opposition after Nitish Kumar in August broke ties with his former ally in favour of the Rashtriya Janata Dal - took out a 'protest march' led by Leader of the Opposition Vijay Sinha to governor Phagu Chauhan's residence.