As the state amended the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he who drinks is not Indian. He clarified that families of those who die of consuming spurious liquor would get no relief
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April 01, 2022 11:32:04 IST
The Bihar Assembly introduced and passed an amendment bill that seeks to make the liquor ban less stringent for first-time offenders in the state. PTI
Those who drink are “mahapaapi” and “not Hindustani”, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said while participating in a debate on the proposed amendments to the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. “He doesn’t listen to the teachings of Gandhi. He is not a Hindustani, an Indian. He is not competent. He is a mahapaapi,” Kumar said. The remarks came as Bihar Assembly introduced and passed an amendment bill that seeks to make the liquor ban less stringent for first-time offenders in the state.