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Bihar's prohibition law failed objectives, needs review: Chirag Paswan
In 2016, the government of Bihar made a rule that said people cannot make, buy, or sell alcohol.
This kind of rule is called a prohibition law, and it means alcohol is banned.
An important leader named Chirag Paswan says the rule is not working.
He says people are still secretly making and selling alcohol, including bad or spurious alcohol that can be harmful.
He thinks the law should be changed so that it works better.
Another leader, Jitan Ram Manjhi, also thinks the law is not followed properly and wants it to be enforced like the rule in Gujarat.
But a state minister named Dilip Jaiswal says the law should not be changed at all.
He thinks the people complaining about the ban are mostly those who secretly sell alcohol or people who really like drinking.
So the leaders disagree about whether the alcohol ban should be kept as it is or reviewed.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan said Bihar's prohibition law has failed to achieve its objective and needs to be reviewed.
He cited continuing reports of liquor sale, purchase and manufacture, including spurious liquor, despite the ban.
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), an NDA alliance partner in Bihar and at the Centre, supported the law when it was introduced in 2016.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi demanded enforcing Bihar's prohibition law along the lines of the Gujarat model.
Bihar state minister Dilip Jaiswal ruled out any review, asserting the campaign against the ban was driven by the 'liquor mafia' and some 'liquor lovers'.
- Who
- Union Minister Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas); Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular); Bihar state minister Dilip Jaiswal (opposing view)
- What
- Paswan said Bihar's prohibition law has failed to achieve its objective and needs to be reviewed, while Jaiswal ruled out a review; Manjhi demanded Gujarat-model enforcement
- Where
- Patna, Bihar
- When
- Friday, August 14 (per a PTI report from Patna)
- Why
- Reports of liquor sale, purchase and manufacture, including spurious liquor, continue despite the prohibition
Prohibition law needs review
Keep the prohibition law unchanged
Reviewing the prohibition law
Prohibition law needs review
Chirag Paswan said the law has failed to achieve its objective - liquor sale, purchase and manufacture, including spurious liquor, continue - and it needs to be reviewed to become more effective.
Keep the prohibition law unchanged
Bihar state minister Dilip Jaiswal ruled out any possibility of a review of the prohibition law.
Motives behind the campaign against the ban
Prohibition law needs review
Paswan and Manjhi raised public concerns about the ban's implementation, citing continued illegal and spurious liquor trade and demanding better enforcement.
Keep the prohibition law unchanged
Jaiswal asserted the campaign against the ban was being driven by the 'liquor mafia' and some 'liquor lovers'.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Chirag Paswan, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief
- Law under scrutiny
- Bihar's prohibition law, backed by the party since it was introduced in 2016
- Main criticism
- Continuing liquor sale, purchase and manufacture, including spurious liquor
- Allied demand
- Jitan Ram Manjhi wants enforcement along the lines of the Gujarat model
- Government response
- Dilip Jaiswal ruled out a review, blaming the 'liquor mafia' and some 'liquor lovers'
- Alliance status
- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is an NDA partner in Bihar and at the Centre
- Report origin
- Friday, August 14; Patna, Bihar (PTI)
Quotes
Chirag Paswan
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief
“"Even after prohibition was implemented, reports of liquor sale, purchase and manufacture, including spurious liquor, continue to emerge. The policy’s objective is not being fulfilled, and the law needs to be reviewed to make it more effective,"”
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