'Ban liquor if you're serious about yoga': Nitish Kumar's dig at PM

June 19, 2016 17:18

aking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to celebrate World Yoga Day, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today challenged him to ban liquor in BJP-ruled states if he was "serious about yoga".

"Yoga's first principle is abstinence from consumption of liquor. So if you are serious about promoting yoga then ban the liquor first," Kumar said.

Kumar's swipe at the prime minister came amid questions on why the Bihar government was not observing Yoga Diwas on June 21. "Yoga is not a one-day event but it's a way of life and I don't know for how many years PM is doing yoga but I'm doing for the past several years including asana, pranayama and yoga nidran," he said.

"This government has made everything into a managed event but it never addressed the real issue," Kumar added.

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