Bihar: Opposition RJD Leader Arrested for Posting Video Against CM Nitish Kumar
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Patna: A Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was arrested on Tuesday, October 29, in Bihar for posting a video on Facebook, where he questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ban on liquor and criticised him for his wrong policies, according to the police.
Opposition RJD leader Sachin Kumar Choudhary was arrested in Madhubani district after his video criticising the CM had gone viral. Choudhury, who is the vice president of the district RJD unit, was arrested from his village by Madhubani Police IT cell in charge Shailesh Kumar.
In the said video, Choudhary allegedly questioned the much-hyped liquor ban in the state by Nitish Kumar and termed it as a total failure. He also criticised the CM for his inability to successfully implement the liquor ban even after three and half years of its introduction. He also said that the liquor ban has become a joke among people as illegal liquor is freely available on demand and there is easy facility of home delivery from urban localities to villages.
Also read: In Dry Bihar, Policemen Indulge in Liquor Trade
Notably, recent reports revealing the involvement of policemen in selling liquor from the police station as well as their official residences have come as a big jolt to the top brass of state administration that has never missed a chance to claim the total success of liquor ban.
The dominant view in the streets is that liquor is available everywhere, only customers have to pay more for a bottle, particularly for IMFL. Besides, availing desi liquor (country made liquor) is not a problem at all. The bootlegging industry is flourishing in dry Bihar.
In July 2017, Bihar Assembly passed amendments to the prohibition law to curb its misuse. The total prohibition was imposed on April 5, 2016.
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