Lives Of Bihar People At Risk Due To State's Policy On Liquor Ban: Court
NDTV
The sale and consumption of alcohol were completely banned in the state by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016, in keeping with a promise made to the women by the Chief Minister.
The lives of the people of Bihar have come under risk because of the state government's failure to effectively implement its much-touted prohibition law, the Patna High Court has said.
The remark came from the single judge bench of Justice Purnendu Singh, who also enumerated the "adverse consequences" of the government's "laxity" like a spurt in hooch tragedies, drug addiction, and environmental hazards posed by improper destruction of seized bottles.
The sale and consumption of alcohol were completely banned in the state by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016, in keeping with a promise made to the women of Bihar by the chief minister ahead of the assembly polls held the previous year.
The bench was hearing the bail petition of Niraj Singh, a resident of Muzaffarpur district who has been in jail in a prohibition-related case since November last year.
