The Liquor Prohibition Amendment Bill was passed in the Bihar Assembly on Thursday. Now under this, if caught drinking alcohol for the first time, he can be released by imposing a fine. At the same time, during the discussion on this bill, CM Nitish Kumar made a big statement. He said that those who drink alcohol are great sinners and I do not consider them to be Indians.
There was a lot of uproar in the Bihar Legislative Assembly regarding the amendment bill brought on liquor ban. At the same time, during the discussion on the Liquor Prohibition Bill inside the Legislative Council, CM Nitish Kumar said, “People who drink alcohol do not respect Bapu’s feelings. They are not Hindustani in my eyes.
Nitish Kumar said that those who do this are highly unworthy and also great sinners. He said that drinking alcohol is not good for health. Those who argue that the state’s revenue has been lost due to the prohibition of liquor, they are wrong. CM Nitish Kumar said that when liquor was sold earlier in Bihar, revenue of Rs 5 thousand crore used to come in the account of the state, but after the prohibition of liquor, people have benefited a lot.
Describing the benefits of liquor ban, Nitish Kumar said that earlier those who used to spend money on drinking alcohol, now use that money to buy vegetables. Nitish Kumar said that due to the prohibition of liquor, the purchase of vegetables has increased. People are now healthier than ever.
On the other hand, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari has taken a dig at Nitish Kumar for calling those who drink alcohol as great sinners. He said that Nitish Kumar should first look at his colleagues. They are themselves blaming their associates by calling them great sinners and unworthy. Tiwari said that the people with whom Nitish Kumar is running the government are calling them great sinners.
He said that Nitish Kumar has just returned after attending the swearing-in ceremony of the Yogi government in UP. Where drinking is not considered a crime. Those people, who consider those who killed Gandhi as true patriots. The government is running with them.