Prohibition will be lifted if BJP wins Bihar polls

October 28, 2020 11:31

As Bihar goes to the polls in the first of the three phases today, a BJP leader who wields both clout and mass appeal, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will lift prohibition in the state if it wins the polls.

The Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, came into effect in October 2017, with stringent provisions to enforce total ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar.

The source, who is a high-profile actor-politician said liquor is easily available in Bihar defeating the entire purpose of prohibition.

"Middlemen supplying liquor to privileged classes make huge profits. Its pointless to implement prohibition when liquor is freely available in the state, the leader said.

The source added that the lifting of prohibition in Bihar would be gradual. To begin with we will allow alcohol to be served in clubs and at parties. Uske baad dekha jayega (then well see)."

-- Subhash K Jha

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