Bihar Prohibition
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Bihar to amend prohibition law in next Assembly session, government lawyer tells Supreme Court
The court noted that the judicial system has been clogged with bail applications of people accused under the law.
Scroll Staff
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In Bihar’s liquor crackdown, the poorest have been hit the hardest, while the rich are getting away
The ease with which illicit liquor business is carrying on would be impossible without the state’s law enforcement agencies’ involvement, allege bootleggers.
Parth MN, IndiaSpend.com
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Prohibition in Bihar has pushed its poor towards cheap drugs and hooch
The police crackdown on violators has also affected the marginalised sections of the society disproportionately.
Parth MN
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Bihar: Officials in Kaimur district claim rats destroyed seized liquor
‘We saw big holes on the bottle caps when we opened the cartons,’ said the local sub-divisional magistrate.
Scroll Staff
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Bihar Cabinet approves amendments to prohibition law, diluting some stricter provisions
The proposed amendments include a reduced quantum of punishment for those involved in sale, manufacture or consumption of liquor.
Scroll Staff
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Bihar: BJP MP’s son arrested for allegedly violating anti-liquor law
Hari Manjhi, who represents Gaya in the Lok Sabha, alleged that the police had targeted his son.
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Two brothers get five years in jail for drinking alcohol in Bihar
This is the first conviction under the prohibition Act, which was enforced in the state in April, 2016.
Scroll Staff
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'This law has ruined us': How Nitish Kumar's prohibition policy risks alienating Mahadalits
The poorest Dalits, many of whom make alcohol for a living, have been hit hardest by the Bihar government's liquor ban.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Womaniya empowerment: How prohibition has overturned the gender dynamic in Bihar's villages
On the ground, the moral and legal injunction against alcohol has given Bihari women an unprecedented voice in village affairs.
Shoaib Daniyal
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As Nitish imposes prohibition in Bihar, residents fret at the costs it will extract
Factories will close, liquor salesmen will be jobless, excise revenues will drop.
Manuwant Choudhary
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Bihar MLAs vow they won't consume alcohol as Assembly passes liquor ban Bill unanimously
The legislation was amended to incorporate stricter penal provisions, including the death sentence, for manufacturers and distributors of illicit liquor.
Scroll Staff
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A history lesson for Nitish Kumar: prohibition does not work
As Bihar tries to implement prohibition, it would do well to remember that India has been trying to get its citizens to stop drinking since 1950. But this has only encouraged bootlegging.
Apar Gupta
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