Patna : Chief Minister Nitish Kumar On Monday, people from other parts of the world were asked not to come to Bihar if they wanted to consume alcohol during their stay in the arid state.
while addressing a public meeting in sasaram As part of his social reform campaign, Nitish said some people had recently suggested that people coming from outside the state should be allowed to drink alcohol. “It is not possible in Bihar. We will not allow anyone to drink alcohol in Bihar. Should I ask people coming to Bihar to drink alcohol here? If you are thinking of drinking alcohol, please do not come to Bihar.
The chief minister had reached Sasaram, about 160 km south-west of here, in the third phase of his three-week long campaign. motihari on 22 December.
In Sasaram, the CM referred to Mahatma Gandhi, who once said that “drinking alcohol not only leads to loss of money, but also makes people mentally corrupt”.
Making a sarcastic remark against a section of intellectuals opposing the state government’s decision of complete prohibition, Nitish said, “Some people who drink alcohol consider themselves to be more efficient, but they are not efficient. They may be highly educated, but if they consume alcohol, I would not consider them to be a skilled intellectual. All such people are against the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Chief Minister asked the officials of Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar and Bhojpur districts, who attended the review meeting, to take effective steps to check smuggling of illicit liquor from neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
while addressing a public meeting in sasaram As part of his social reform campaign, Nitish said some people had recently suggested that people coming from outside the state should be allowed to drink alcohol. “It is not possible in Bihar. We will not allow anyone to drink alcohol in Bihar. Should I ask people coming to Bihar to drink alcohol here? If you are thinking of drinking alcohol, please do not come to Bihar.
The chief minister had reached Sasaram, about 160 km south-west of here, in the third phase of his three-week long campaign. motihari on 22 December.
In Sasaram, the CM referred to Mahatma Gandhi, who once said that “drinking alcohol not only leads to loss of money, but also makes people mentally corrupt”.
Making a sarcastic remark against a section of intellectuals opposing the state government’s decision of complete prohibition, Nitish said, “Some people who drink alcohol consider themselves to be more efficient, but they are not efficient. They may be highly educated, but if they consume alcohol, I would not consider them to be a skilled intellectual. All such people are against the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Chief Minister asked the officials of Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar and Bhojpur districts, who attended the review meeting, to take effective steps to check smuggling of illicit liquor from neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
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