Prohibition unsuccessful in Bihar, society has to come forward to make it successful: JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha
2 years, 1 month ago

Prohibition unsuccessful in Bihar, society has to come forward to make it successful: JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha

The Hindu  

Ruling party Janata Dal leader and party’s Parliamentary Board chairman Upendra Kushwaha has said that prohibition has been unsuccessful in Bihar and society has to come forward to make it “successful”. Meanwhile, his party leader and Parliamentary Board chairman Upendra Kushwaha apparently embarrassed the government, saying “prohibition has failed in Bihar and the society has to come forward to make it successful”. He also added, “though prohibition law has not been a success in Bihar society has benefited immensely through it as fewer people consume liquor today and as a result there are fewer crimes”. Earlier, while addressing a party meeting in New Delhi, Mr. Manjhi, while seeking a review of the prohibition policy in the State, had alleged, “the government rarely takes any action against the powerful liquor mafias but it arrests only poor people who consume a quarter of the bottle” “Only the poor are being caught and harassed.

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Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

High on failure
2 months, 2 weeks ago

High on failure

Times of India  

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Three recent decisions by Nitish Kumar may turn Bihar's fate in 2024
1 year, 7 months ago

Three recent decisions by Nitish Kumar may turn Bihar's fate in 2024

Hindustan Times  

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Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor
1 year, 10 months ago

Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

January 30, 2023 07:05 pm | Updated 08:28 pm IST - Patna Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has demanded that the liquor ban in Bihar be withdrawn immediately. “There is no evidence in the world that any country, State, or society can say that they have brought socio-economic development to their people by implementing prohibition,” Mr. Kishor said on January 30, …

Bihar’s prohibition policy is not working
2 years ago

Bihar’s prohibition policy is not working

The Hindu  

The latest hooch tragedy in Bihar has put Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the backfoot. With the death toll rising to 38 and with several people losing their vision and becoming critically ill, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has appealed to Mr. Kumar to reconsider the government’s prohibition policy and pay compensation to the family members of those who died. …

BJP MPs say Nitish Kumar should reconsider Bihar prohibition policy
2 years ago

BJP MPs say Nitish Kumar should reconsider Bihar prohibition policy

The Hindu  

Union Minister Giriraj Singh and Bihar BJP MPs in New Delhi have raised the demand that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar take a second look at the State’s prohibition policy. Personal prestige Pataliputra MP and former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav echoed Mr. Singh’s view and said Mr. Kumar should not make prohibition a matter of personal prestige. He also …

JD(U) Leader Says Prohibition Unsuccessful in Bihar in Major Embarrassment to Nitish Kumar
2 years, 1 month ago

JD(U) Leader Says Prohibition Unsuccessful in Bihar in Major Embarrassment to Nitish Kumar

News 18  

Two days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar ordered the strict implementation of the prohibition law by cracking down on liquor suppliers, JD national parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha caused him major embarrassment by saying prohibition had been unsuccessful in the state. Kushwaha also remarked on the role of the people in the state in enforcing prohibition, and said the …

Those who consume alcohol are 'mahapaapi', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Nitish Kumar under attack over Nalanda hooch deaths; opposition, allies demand scrapping of liquor law
2 years, 11 months ago

Nitish Kumar under attack over Nalanda hooch deaths; opposition, allies demand scrapping of liquor law

India Today  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has come under attack from both the alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal after 11 people died on Saturday in Nalanda district after consuming tainted liquor. In light of recent hooch tragedies in the state, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Yuva Morcha demanded that the prohibition law be …

Prohibition Won't Be Relaxed for Those Coming to Bihar from Elsewhere: Nitish Kumar
2 years, 11 months ago

Prohibition Won't Be Relaxed for Those Coming to Bihar from Elsewhere: Nitish Kumar

News 18  

Demands for relaxing the stringent prohibition law in Bihar for those coming to the state from outside were on Friday dismissed outright by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The chief minister, who made the state dry in April 2016, made his views known at a gathering in this north Bihar district, which he visited as part of a statewide social reform …

Nitish Kumar to hold meeting on November 16 to review liquor ban
3 years, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar to hold meeting on November 16 to review liquor ban

Deccan Chronicle  

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The Bihar mandate has lessons for all parties
4 years, 1 month ago

The Bihar mandate has lessons for all parties

Hindustan Times  

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Nitish Kumar's prohibition claim on shaky ground in Bihar election
4 years, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar's prohibition claim on shaky ground in Bihar election

India Today  

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