'Find Other Ways to Make Revenue': Uma Bharti Urges Shivraj Govt to Ban Liquor in MP
3 years, 9 months ago

'Find Other Ways to Make Revenue': Uma Bharti Urges Shivraj Govt to Ban Liquor in MP

News 18  

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has urged the state government to ban liquor in the state and find other ways to compensate for the loss of revenue. “Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP state president VD Sharma are also as much in favour of the alcohol ban as I am,” she said. If the vaccine was not right, would the Prime Minister be put in danger?” MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has backed the social awareness campaign launched against liquor by Bharti early this month. After Bharti’s announcement, several BJP leaders claimed that the party’s senior leader was talking about social awareness against liquor which has been BJP’s motto.

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Odisha Govt. Cracks Down on Illegal Liquor Sales
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha Govt. Cracks Down on Illegal Liquor Sales

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneshwar: Odisha's excise minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Saturday announced strict measures to curb illegal liquor sales and ensure public safety during New Year celebrations. The excise department is prioritising two key areas — preventing public disturbances caused by intoxicated individuals and cracking down on the sale and distribution of illegal liquor — to check illegal liquor sales. With the New …

Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 19:28 IST - 6 MINS READ When Chief Minister Nitish Kumar banned the sale of alcohol in Bihar in 2016, it sparked mixed reactions. Once the liquor ban is lifted, that money will be dedicated solely to establishing a new education system in Bihar.” The Ranchi-based social activist Sudhir Pal, who supports prohibition, expressed disappointment …

Karnataka liquor sellers to shut shops on November 20 in protest over corruption
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka liquor sellers to shut shops on November 20 in protest over corruption

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Federation of Wine Merchant Associations which has been protesting for over a week, on Thursday said that there will be no sales of liquor in the state on November 20. "As the government has not been listening to our demands, we have decided to shut shops on November 20 and this will lead to a loss to the …

Excise Minister Warns Against Belt Shops, Says Strict Action to Be Taken
2 months, 1 week ago

Excise Minister Warns Against Belt Shops, Says Strict Action to Be Taken

The Hindu  

Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra has stated that strict action will be taken against belt shops involved in MRP violations and sale of illicit liquor. He emphasized that the government has made a mess of the department in the past five years and that the new liquor policy introduced by the NDA government has led to a surge in applications and …

Streamlining Liquor Sales, Free Sand Supply: State Govt Makes Bold Moves
2 months, 1 week ago

Streamlining Liquor Sales, Free Sand Supply: State Govt Makes Bold Moves

Deccan Chronicle  

Excise and Mines Minister Kollu Ravindra has announced a number of measures to streamline liquor sales and free sand supply in Andhra Pradesh. The minister highlighted the exploitation of sand mining by mafia over the past five years, leading to violence and undermining of construction industry. However, after the NDA alliance government brought in the free sand policy and streamlined …

High on failure
3 months ago

High on failure

Times of India  

Bihar’s Alcohol Ban and Prashant Kishor’s Bold Idea In Bihar, the government banned all kinds of alcohol, but it hasn’t gone as planned. But instead of solving problems, it caused new ones: Illegal Alcohol: Because people still wanted to drink, a huge illegal alcohol business started. Dangerous Alcohol: With illegal alcohol being made in secret, there were more accidents and …

Liquor ban in Odisha? BJP Minister Nityananda Gond says ’society is being polluted...’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Liquor ban in Odisha? BJP Minister Nityananda Gond says ’society is being polluted...’

Live Mint  

The newly elected Mohan Charan Majhi government in Odisha reportedly plans to ban liquor in the state. If not completely, the BJP government is reportedly considering making the state liquor-free in “a phase-wise manner.” Odisha Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Minister Nityananda Gond on Wednesday reiterated that the state government plans to ban liquor across the state. …

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money
1 year, 3 months ago

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money

The Hindu  

Senior Congress MLA B.R. Patil’s opposition to the State government’s controversial proposal to grant licenses to set up liquor shops in rural areas and the remark that “the government should not run with poor peoples’ money” is likely to provide a spark for renewal of an anti-liquor agitation. Mr. Patil has questioned the government’s proposal on granting licenses for setting …

Jitan Ram Manjhi appeals people in Bihar to vote for those who will lift liquor ban
1 year, 4 months ago

Jitan Ram Manjhi appeals people in Bihar to vote for those who will lift liquor ban

India TV News  

Bihar liquor ban: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday appealed to people to vote only for those who will lift the liquor ban in the state. While addressing people at Mangrawa Mahadalit Tola village in Gaya district yesterday, the Hindustani Awam Morcha chief said that liquor has been banned in the state since the last seven years, …

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark
1 year, 7 months ago

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark

News 18  

Is the 50 per cent insurance value too steep to pay? If you are caught carrying liquor in your vehicle in Bihar, you don’t have to pay a fortune now — Just pay 10 per cent of the insurance value and get the vehicle back home. Let’s make it simpler: If a vehicle carrying liquor was confiscated and the insurance …

MP New Excise Policy Passed; Discourages Drinking, Bans 'Ahatas', Shop Bars, Says Minister
1 year, 10 months ago

MP New Excise Policy Passed; Discourages Drinking, Bans 'Ahatas', Shop Bars, Says Minister

News 18  

‘Ahatas’ and shop bars have been closed under the new excise policy that was approved by the Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Sunday. The announcement comes amid senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti’s demand for a “controlled liquor policy” in MP. From hereon, liquor will be sold at the shops and places of drinking will not be allowed,” state Home …

Afternoon brief: Uma Bharti's 'doodh piyo' slogan, asks people to shun alcohol, all the latest news
1 year, 11 months ago

Afternoon brief: Uma Bharti's 'doodh piyo' slogan, asks people to shun alcohol, all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. ‘Doodh piyo…’: BJP's Uma Bharti raises slogans against alcohol drinking in MP Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Thursday called upon people to do away with alcohol and start drinking cow milk instead. Adani Group companies, including the flagship Adani Enterprises, have been been bleeding in the stock market, ever since …

‘Doodh piyo…’: BJP's Uma Bharti raises slogans against alcohol drinking in MP
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Doodh piyo…’: BJP's Uma Bharti raises slogans against alcohol drinking in MP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Thursday called upon people to do away with alcohol and start drinking cow milk instead. During her visit to Madhya Pradesh's Orchha, Bharti found few stray cows around a local liquor store, after which she tied and fed them. BJP leader Uma Bharti has been demanding a complete ban of alcohol consumption in …

Madhya Pradesh: Uma Bharti ties stray cows in front of liquor shop in Orchha town
1 year, 11 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Uma Bharti ties stray cows in front of liquor shop in Orchha town

India TV News  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti tied stray cows in front of a liquor shop in Orchha town of Madhya Pradesh and fed them hay as she called upon people to drink cow milk and shun alcohol. Standing in front of the shop selling Indian-made foreign liquor in Orchha, a town in Niwari district famous for its temples and …

'Drink milk...': BJP's Uma Bharti ties stray cows in front of liquor shop in MP
1 year, 11 months ago

'Drink milk...': BJP's Uma Bharti ties stray cows in front of liquor shop in MP

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Thursday called upon people to drink cow milk and shun alcohol as she tied stray cows in front of a liquor shop in Madhya Pradesh's Orchha. Standing in front of the shop selling Indian-made foreign liquor in Orchha, Niwari district, Bharti raised the slogan, “Sharab Nahi, Doodh Piyo ”, as reported by PTI. …

Ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Uma Bharti pushes for converting liquor shops into cow shelters
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Uma Bharti pushes for converting liquor shops into cow shelters

India TV News  

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Uma Bharti asserted that the consumption of alcohol is responsible for the rise in crime against women and pushed for converting liquor outlets into cow shelters. On Saturday afternoon, the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister reached a temple located near a liquor shop in Ayodhya Nagar trisection of the state capital and announced she …

BJP's Uma Bharti to stay in temple, demands ‘stringent’ liquor policy in MP
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP's Uma Bharti to stay in temple, demands ‘stringent’ liquor policy in MP

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh government's likely announcement of a new liquor policy, BJP veteran Uma Bharti on Saturday reached a temple here where she would stay put till January 31 demanding the policy be made more stringent. Bharti has been demanding appropriate amendments in liquor policy, which the state government releases every year, and incorporating more controls to promote …

Uma Bharti writes to MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, gives suggestions on new liquor policy
2 years ago

Uma Bharti writes to MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, gives suggestions on new liquor policy

India Today  

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Umar Bharti has once again written a letter to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan regarding liquor policy. In her letter, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader pointed out that she along with others were to be consulted by the government before framing a new liquor policy, but that hasn't been done since. Uma Bharti also gave …

AP govt may ban liquor before polls: Dy Speaker
2 years ago

AP govt may ban liquor before polls: Dy Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakapatnam: Deputy Speaker and Vizianagaram MLA Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy said in a sensational statement on Sunday that liquor might be banned in the state before the next elections. If the government takes a decision, all urban areas have to bring down such shop shutters,’’ the deputy speaker said. Talking to this correspondent, Veerabhadra Swamy said the YSRC promised in the …

Give up on liquor trade, get Rs 1 lakh reward: Bihar govt's bid to strengthen alcohol ban
2 years, 1 month ago

Give up on liquor trade, get Rs 1 lakh reward: Bihar govt's bid to strengthen alcohol ban

India Today  

In a bid to further strengthen the ban on alcohol in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar rolled out a new approach to tackle the menace of illegal and spurious liquor trade in the state. CM Kumar said that his government would give an amount of Rs 1 lakh to those who give up their liquor business to earn a livelihood. …

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.With this, the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh directed the HC Registry that its …

Manipur cabinet gives nod to partially lift prohibition
2 years, 3 months ago

Manipur cabinet gives nod to partially lift prohibition

India TV News  

The cabinet of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has decided to partially lift the ban on brewing, consumption, and sale of liquor to boost the state's revenue as well as minimize health hazards caused by the consumption of illicit alcohol. The prohibition will be lifted from all the district headquarters including Imphal city, tourist destinations, hotels with at least …

Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activists
2 years, 4 months ago

Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activists

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST Women hold a significant place in Manipur’s history. Manipur has been a “dry state” since 1991, when the then Chief Minister R.K. Ranbir Singh passed the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act. Highlights Manipur’s women have been fighting against alcoholism since the 1970s Thanks to their efforts, in 1991, the then Chief Minister R.K. Ranbir …

Veteran BJP Leader Uma Bharti Slams Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Seeks Nadda's Intervention on Liquor Policy
2 years, 6 months ago

Veteran BJP Leader Uma Bharti Slams Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Seeks Nadda's Intervention on Liquor Policy

News 18  

Veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday wrote a letter to the party president JP Nadda, seeking his intervention on the liquor policy in the BJP-ruled state. Earlier, Bharti made headlines on the issue either by throwing stones at liquor shop or sitting on protest in front of liquor shops and expressing her resentment …

Opposition slams government over new liquor policy in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 6 months ago

Opposition slams government over new liquor policy in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Opposition parties slammed Chief Minister Jagan Reddy on Sunday for turning AP into a “Sampoorna Madyapaana Pradesh' – after the state went for raising Rs. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, Telugu Desam general secretary Nara Lokesh and others said the chief minister's betrayal of the state by adopting a new liquor policy facilitating sale of more liquor in the …

Madhya Pradesh liquor policy: Differences over prohibition boil over as Uma Bharti asks why Shivraj Singh Chouhan not talking on issue
2 years, 9 months ago

Madhya Pradesh liquor policy: Differences over prohibition boil over as Uma Bharti asks why Shivraj Singh Chouhan not talking on issue

Firstpost  

Bhopal: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been opposing the liquor policy of the Madhya Pradesh government, on Monday wondered why Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has “stopped talking” now while she had always raised the issue of prohibition with him. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Bharti demanded that the practice of serving liquor in ‘ahatas’ be …

Differences over liquor prohibition boil over as Uma Bharti asks why MP CM not talking on issue
2 years, 9 months ago

Differences over liquor prohibition boil over as Uma Bharti asks why MP CM not talking on issue

India TV News  

Highlights Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti opposed the liquor policy of the Madhya Pradesh government She wondered why Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has "stopped talking" about prohibition now Bharti demanded that the practice of serving liquor near schools be immediately stopped Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been opposing the liquor policy of the Madhya Pradesh government, on …

If banning alcohol could deter people...: Madhya Pradesh CM on prohibition
2 years, 9 months ago

If banning alcohol could deter people...: Madhya Pradesh CM on prohibition

India Today  

Amid the ongoing political debate in Madhya Pradesh over the new liquor policy, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that if banning alcohol could deter people, the state government would do so within a day. Chouhan's remarks come after senior BJP leader and former union minister Uma Bharti slammed the state government's new liquor policy. Bharti, who called for alcohol …

Those who consume alcohol are 'mahapaapi', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 9 months ago

Those who consume alcohol are 'mahapaapi', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

India Today  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called those who consume alcohol "mahapaapi" and said anyone who doesn't abide by the ideals of Bappu is not even an Indian. "If someone doesn't believe in the ideals of Bapu, then we don't even consider them an Indian.they are mahaayogya, mahapaapi who doesn't even listen to the father of the nation.," Nitish Kumar said …

Those who consume liquor are 'Mahapaapi': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in assembly
2 years, 9 months ago

Those who consume liquor are 'Mahapaapi': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in assembly

Op India  

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has noted that the people who consume liquor are “Mahapaapi”, “Mahaayogya” and that he doesn’t consider them Indians. Kumar was addressing the state assembly on Wednesday over the issue of the multiple Hooch tragedies that reportedly took the lives of 37 people after drinking poisonous liquor on Holi. They consume liquor even after knowing that it …

‘Those who oppose Bapu’s principles against liquor consumption are not Indians, biggest sinners,’ says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Those who oppose Bapu’s principles against liquor consumption are not Indians, biggest sinners,’ says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now has called those who oppose Mahatma Gandhi’s principles against liquor consumption as “not Indians, ‘mahapaapi’ and ‘maha ayogya’ ”. “Mahatma Gandhi Opposed liquor consumption and I consider those who go against Bapu’s principles as not Indians, ‘mahapaapi’ and ‘maha ayogya’. ‘Yogya to woh ho hi nahi sakte…unke liye koi sahanubhuti nahi’ ”, he said …

'Mahapaapi, Don't Consider Them Indians': Cornered Over Hooch Deaths, Nitish Kumar Clarifies on Relief
2 years, 9 months ago

'Mahapaapi, Don't Consider Them Indians': Cornered Over Hooch Deaths, Nitish Kumar Clarifies on Relief

News 18  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is facing criticism over hooch tragedies in the state, has called the people who consume liquor “Mahapaapi” and said the state government cannot be made liable for providing relief to those who die after consuming toxic liquor. Speaking in the Bihar Assembly after introduction and passage of an amendment bill that seeks to make …

MP Liquor Shop Stunt: Uma Bharti’s Desperate Attempt to Gain Lost Political Ground
2 years, 9 months ago

MP Liquor Shop Stunt: Uma Bharti’s Desperate Attempt to Gain Lost Political Ground

News 18  

In 2003, a young, firebrand Bhagwa-clad sadhvi Uma Bharti had swept to power with a landslide win in Madhya Pradesh. RECENT GIMMICK Bharti’s recent populist gimmick, where she stepped inside a liquor shop in Barkheda Pathani area in Bhopal on Sunday afternoon and hurled a stone at liquor bottles, breaking several of them, has got mixed reactions. MPCC media cell …

Uma Bharti Throws Stone at Liquor Shop in Bhopal to 'Warn' Administration
2 years, 9 months ago

Uma Bharti Throws Stone at Liquor Shop in Bhopal to 'Warn' Administration

News 18  

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been demanding total prohibition in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh, walked into a liquor shop in Azad Nagar area of Bhopal on Sunday evening and hurled a stone at alcohol bottles kept on a shelf there. The former Union minister said that through her act, she has warned the local administration to get the …

A warning to administration: Ex- MP CM Uma Bharti throws stone at liquor shop in Bhopal | Watch
2 years, 9 months ago

A warning to administration: Ex- MP CM Uma Bharti throws stone at liquor shop in Bhopal | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti hurled stone at alcohol bottles kept on shelf in a Bhopal liquor shop. Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been demanding total prohibition in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh, walked into a liquor shop in Azad Nagar area of Bhopal on Sunday evening and hurled a stone at alcohol bottles kept on a shelf …

I’m No Tees Maar Khan, Others Too Should Fight for Liquor Prohibition in MP: Uma Bharti
2 years, 11 months ago

I’m No Tees Maar Khan, Others Too Should Fight for Liquor Prohibition in MP: Uma Bharti

News 18  

Continuing with her demand for liquor prohibition, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti on Monday urged others to join her. Speaking to the media, Bharti said, “I am no Tees Maar Khan, there are so many people in the state who should stage protests to demand liquor prohibition. Why can’t they come forward?” She added, “Both Shivraj Singh Chouhan …

Wine is not liquor: Sanjay Raut defends Maharashtra govt's decision on wine sale at supermarkets
2 years, 11 months ago

Wine is not liquor: Sanjay Raut defends Maharashtra govt's decision on wine sale at supermarkets

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that the Maharashtra government's decision to allow the sale of wine at supermarkets and walk-in shops in the state would double the farmers' income. We've done this to double farmers' income," news agency ANI quoted Sanjay Raut as saying. Sanjay Raut also hit out at the opposition BJP for slamming the Uddhav …

Bihar Banned Liquor, But It is Still Available Illegally in State: MP Minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar
2 years, 11 months ago

Bihar Banned Liquor, But It is Still Available Illegally in State: MP Minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh energy minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar on Tuesday questioned the liquor ban in Bihar, saying liquor is still available illegally there. Bihar banned liquor, but it is still available illegally. The minister hailed CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan for not allowing a single new liquor shop in the state, calling it a historical move. Meanwhile, the Congress took a swipe …

MP to sell alcohol made from mahua flower as ‘heritage liquor’
3 years, 1 month ago

MP to sell alcohol made from mahua flower as ‘heritage liquor’

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that under a new excise policy being devised by the state government, liquor made from mahua flower would be sold as “heritage liquor”, news agency ANI reported. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during his address at the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas in Mandla district on November 22, 2021. Addressing a …

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal
3 years, 2 months ago

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy news: Following the death of 32 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar, state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal on Saturday said the sale of illicit liquor in the state is taking place in collusion with the police and emphasised the need to review the liquor ban. While addressing media, Sanjay Jaiswal said, " Wherever the …

Row over meeting to ‘increase’ liquor consumption in Madhya Pradesh
3 years, 2 months ago

Row over meeting to ‘increase’ liquor consumption in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The commercial tax department of Madhya Pradesh had to cancel a proposed meeting on “increasing the consumption of liquor” in the state after a controversy erupted, with the Congress pointing out that the state government had promised to make the state “liquor free.” The department cancelled the meeting after the controversy erupted. Excise department commissioner Rajeev Dubey called it a …

After Controversial Statement, Uma Bharti To Campaign for Bureaucracy
3 years, 3 months ago

After Controversial Statement, Uma Bharti To Campaign for Bureaucracy

News 18  

Days after her controversial statement about the country’s bureaucrats, there’s no stopping BJP leader Uma Bharti. After that, I was apprehensive of something happening to curb the issue and it turned into reality.” The senior BJP leader added, “I will not allow public attention to be diverted from my ultimate goal of prohibition of liquor in Madhya Pradesh. For the …

UP govt bans liquor and meat sale within 10 sq km radius area around Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura
3 years, 4 months ago

UP govt bans liquor and meat sale within 10 sq km radius area around Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government banned sale of liquor and meat within 10 square kilometres radius around Krishna Janmabhoomi in Vrindavan, Mathura. Reportedly, the decision was taken by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Vrindavan. Friday’s announcement came days after the Uttar Pradesh government had imposed a complete ban on selling liquor …

Liquor Sourced from UP, Will Crack Down on Those Who Stock Up, Says MP Home Minister on Deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Liquor Sourced from UP, Will Crack Down on Those Who Stock Up, Says MP Home Minister on Deaths

News 18  

Reacting to the death of four Madhya Pradesh natives after liquor consumption in Chhatarpur district, Home minister Narottam Mishra said that the victims were affected by heavy drinking for several days. Meanwhile, in the span of three-four days, four locals died in Chhatarpur district, which shares borders with UP, after members of a particular family started consuming liquor after the …

Congress Backs BJP’s Uma Bharti To Trump Shivraj Chouhan’s Govt On Liquor Policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Congress Backs BJP’s Uma Bharti To Trump Shivraj Chouhan’s Govt On Liquor Policy

News 18  

The new liquor policy in Madhya Pradesh has emerged as a fresh bone of contention between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress as the latter is extending support to Uma Bharti to put Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a tight spot. Meanwhile, former chief minister Uma Bharti had announced that she would go ahead with a …

We want to make Madhya Pradesh a liquor-free state: CM Shivraj
3 years, 11 months ago

We want to make Madhya Pradesh a liquor-free state: CM Shivraj

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said his government wants to ban liquor. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses a press conference through video conferencing. The Chief Minister announced that in the next three years every village house of Katni district will get a supply of clean drinking water through taps. Chouhan also said poor …

Uma Bharti Announces Liquor Ban Drive on March 8 Amid Chouhan Govt's Revenue Boosting Plans
3 years, 11 months ago

Uma Bharti Announces Liquor Ban Drive on March 8 Amid Chouhan Govt's Revenue Boosting Plans

News 18  

Amid criticism from the opposition over its liquor policy, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh suffered a fresh jolt after senior leader Uma Bharti announced on Wednesday her plans to launch a campaign in favour of a ban on alcohol in the state. The former Jhansi MP announced her plans to kick off a campaign against liquor …

Former CM Vaghela Calls Gujarat's Anti-liquor Policy a Sham, Wants Ban Lifted to Promote Tourism
4 years, 3 months ago

Former CM Vaghela Calls Gujarat's Anti-liquor Policy a Sham, Wants Ban Lifted to Promote Tourism

News 18  

Prohibition must be lifted in Gujarat to promote tourism as the anti-liquor policy is nothing but a sham that criminalises social drinking, former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela said on Sunday. However, neither the ruling BJP nor the Congress want prohibition to go as they do not want to lose the illicit income generated from the policy, Vaghela said in a …

Did Shivraj Chouhan Promote Liquor Sale in MP? No, Video is Edited
4 years, 6 months ago

Did Shivraj Chouhan Promote Liquor Sale in MP? No, Video is Edited

The Quint  

We found that the ‘Office of Shivraj’ Twitter account had tweeted a longer version of the video in which Shivraj Singh Chouhan can be heard taking a dig at the then Kamal Nath government. The handle also shared the original video shared by Chouhan on 12 January when the Kamal Nath-led government was governing the state. In the over-two-minute-long video, …

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