Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishore has made the sharpest attack so far on the ground reality of complete prohibition in Bihar. While speaking to journalists in Jehanabad, he termed this law of the state government as ‘fraud’ and demanded its abolition with immediate effect.
His clear allegation is that under the cover of this law, people associated with power and liquor mafia have created a parallel economy.
Jehanabad, Bihar: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor says, “…Liquor is continuously coming into Bihar from other states. We have seen that five people have died, and this is not the first such incident” pic.twitter.com/WWS2gKDBSX
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huge loss of revenue and mafias Silver
Prashant Kishore exposed the economic and administrative hollowness of liquor ban and made serious allegations against the system. The state government is facing a huge loss of revenue of about Rs 30 thousand crores every year. The money which was supposed to be used for the development of Bihar, is now going directly into the pockets of liquor mafia and corrupt leaders.
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Liquor prohibition is limited to papers only. In reality, smuggling is going on rampant from other states and liquor is being sold easily in every village and town of Bihar. The corrupt system deliberately wants to continue this so that their illegal earnings do not stop.
New consignment of drugs and scary figures of deaths
PK expressed deep concern over the social side effects of prohibition and said that due to this the young generation of the state is on the verge of ruin. After prohibition, a new and dangerous trend has started in the villages of Bihar. Due to non-availability of liquor or its being expensive, youth are now falling prey to ‘dry drugs’ like ganja and smack, which was not the reality in Bihar earlier.
Death toll due to poisonous liquor
Referring to the recent death of 5 people due to poisonous liquor, he reminded that 70-80 people had died simultaneously in Chapra. Since 2016, more than 5,000 people have become victims of poisonous liquor, but the government is adamant on its insistence.
Prashant Kishore clarified that this law has not done any good to the society, rather it has created a new nexus of corruption and deaths, which should be stopped immediately.