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  • Spurious Liquor Claims 20 Lives In Bihar’s Siwan, 4 More Dead In Chapra |

    20 people have lost their lives in Siwan on Thursday after consuming spurious liquor, as per Siwan SP Amitesh Kumar. Chapra Superintendent Kumar Ashish said that a Special Investigation Team has been formed. Three people have been arrested and an FIR has been filed against eight people.

    Additionally, the local Chowkidar and Panchayat Beat Police officers have also been suspended. An explanation has been sought from the SHO of the Masrak Police station and the Masrak Zone ALTF in charge of the departmental action.

    Legal action is being taken against the Bhagwanpur SHO and Prohibition ASI of the Bhagwanpur Police Station, as per the District Magistrate Mukul Kumar Gupta. In another incident four people lost their lives after consuming spurious liquor in Saran district. We have formed SIT and lodged an FIR against 8 people, Three people have already been arrested: Chhapra SP, Kumar Ashish

    Speaking to ANI a relative of one of the deceased said that his relative’s health deteriorated after he had consumed alcohol on October 15. “He had consumed alcohol on October 15 and his health started deteriorating yesterday evening. He could not see anything, we brought him here to the hospital after that,” said a relative.

    Further investigation into both the cases is underway. Meanwhile, the opposition RJD has launched an attack into the Nitish Kumar government questioning how the spurious liquor was made available while there was prohibtion in the state.

    “People have lost their lives by drinking spurious liquor. It is very sad and a matter of concern that despite the liquor ban law being in force in Bihar, spurious liquor is available. Every time during Holi and Diwali, it is seen how people die due to spurious liquor.

    NDA government is directly responsible for this. The liquor mafias have the protection of the government and as long as they have the protection of the government, the prohibition law will be violated in the same way. This NDA government is not concerned about this. How is spurious liquor available in this way when the liquor ban law is in force?” RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari said.

  • Former JDU MLA Shyam Bahadur Singh to organise ‘drunkards conference’ in Bihar

    Through IANS

    PATNA: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) lawmakers and staff are backing Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar’s liquor ban choice, however a former birthday party MLA on Tuesday introduced “Piyakkar Sammelan” (Drunkards conference) within the state’s Siwan quickly.

    Liquor is recently banned in Bihar and Nitish Kumar is going through massive complaint in this factor because of its implementation at the floor, and main lack of existence because of folks consuming spurious liquor

    The organiser, former JD-U lawmaker Shyam Bahadur Singh, is alleged to be very just about Nitish Kumar, and had received a number of meeting elections from Siwan however he misplaced in 2020.

    “We now have determined to organise a drunkards’ conference within the Gandhi Maidan of Siwan the place we can invite each and every particular person of the state. We can serve beverages (liquor) in line with their selection. We can organize each and every logo of liquor from beer to nation made and Indian Made Overseas Liquor (IMFL) which is popularly referred to as ‘Laal Pani’ or ‘English’ in Bihar,” Singh mentioned.

    Now not giving the precise date, he mentioned that the development might be held after the iciness.

    “The speculation is to seek out the collection of people who find themselves in favour of liquor to be allowed within the state and people who are in favour of the liquor ban,” Singh mentioned.

    He pleaded that there will have to be leisure within the liquor ban.

    “Liquor is to be had all over the place within the state. Liquor isn’t banned right here. Nitish Kumar will have to permit beer and English (IMFL) to be to be had simply. For deficient folks, the state govt will have to additionally permit country-made liquor. Deficient folks can not manage to pay for English (IMFL) liquor,” he mentioned.

    When newshounds famous that the Leader Minister was once company on his choice to proceed the liquor ban, Singh mentioned that Nitish Kumar isn’t above the judiciary. “All judges use to drink liquor. If Nitish Kumar does now not concentrate to our recommendation, we can settle the topic within the subsequent election,” Singh mentioned.

    A well-liked face of JD-U in Siwan district, Singh seems in numerous movies appearing him dancing to level to orchestras. Elected for the primary time from Siwan’s Barharia meeting constituency in 2005, he was once re-elected in 2010, defeating RJD candidate Mohamad Mobin, and in 2015, by means of defeating LJP candidate Baccha Pandey. Singh,alternatively, misplaced the 2020 Meeting election to Pandey, now the RJD candidate, by means of a slim margin of three,559 votes.