Archive · 26 May 2025
JD(U) Leader Demands Lifting of Toddy Ban in Bihar
A JD(U) leader, Munna Chaudhary, asked Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar to allow toddy, a drink, to be sold again.
He said toddy isn't really alcohol and that the ban, which has been in place since 2016, has hurt people who make their living from it, especially the Pasi community.
Many Pasis have died while collecting toddy, and their families have not received help.
Others, like Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Jitan Ram Manjhi, also want the toddy ban removed.
A JD(U) leader urged the CM to lift the ban on toddy.
The leader argued toddy is not liquor and its ban harms the Pasi community.
He stated over 500 deaths from toddy-related falls have occurred with no compensation.
The CM directed the party to study the issue and submit a report.
Tejashwi Yadav and Jitan Ram Manjhi also support lifting the toddy ban.
- Who
- Munna Chaudhary, Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Jitan Ram Manjhi
- What
- Demand to lift the ban on toddy
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Patna, Bihar
- Why
- To address the impact of the liquor ban on toddy and livelihoods.
Pro-Liquor Ban
Pro-Toddy Ban Removal
Toddy Prohibition
Pro-Liquor Ban
Advocates for a strict liquor ban, potentially including toddy.
Pro-Toddy Ban Removal
Supports lifting the ban on toddy, considering it not liquor and essential for livelihood.
- Demander
- Munna Chaudhary
- Political Party
- JD(U)
- Ban Subject
- Toddy
- Implementation Date
- 2016 (liquor ban)
- Community Impacted
- Pasi
