Patna: Facing the onslaught of opposition over the recent deaths due to consumption of illicit liquor in his home district Nalanda, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar On Monday asked senior bureaucrats to ensure that there is no laxity in implementing strict prohibition across the state.
Presiding over a high level meeting to review the implementation of complete prohibition.public dialogueIn the Chief Minister’s residence hall, he asked the officials of Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department and Police to demolish all the gangs of liquor mafia and also to ensure that none of the genuine traders of illicit liquor could be saved.
Reiterating that he would not tolerate any negligence on the part of officials in enforcing complete prohibition, Nitish said, “Prohibition officers and police departments should work together with utmost diligence.”
He said, ‘Expedite the trial in all matters related to prohibition. Also, the process of destroying all the seized liquor should be expedited.
The CM asked the officials to keep a special watch on the implementation of prohibition in the state capital. “Identify those who offer drinks and those who consume and take appropriate action,” he said.
Nitish also asked the officials to continue with the raids in a planned manner using drones, motor-boats, dog squads etc so that not a single trader of illicit liquor is saved.
“Previous assessments have shown that more than 1.64 crore people have given up drinking in the state since prohibition was imposed in April, 2016,” the CM said. People who gave up alcohol
He asked the senior police officers to ensure continuous monitoring of the action taken by the police stations in the matter of enforcement of prohibition and to take strictest action against the government officials and employees who did wrong in the matter of prohibition.
Nitish further said, ‘Everyone believes that drinking alcohol is a bad thing. People of many other states want to implement prohibition in their respective states. Complete prohibition is being implemented successfully in Bihar. People of other states should be informed about this through various means of publicity.
The CM also said that the people of Bihar have benefited a lot from the prohibition of liquor. “The consumption of milk, fruits, vegetables and confectionary has increased.
State Prohibition, Excise and Registration Minister Sunil KumarChief Secretary Amir Subhani, Advocate General Lalit Kishor, DGP SK Singhal, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Chaitanya Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary (Prohibition) KK Pathak, Inspector General of Police (Prohibition) Amrit Raj, Special Secretary (Home) Vikas Vaibhav and many other officers were present. present in the review meeting
Presiding over a high level meeting to review the implementation of complete prohibition.public dialogueIn the Chief Minister’s residence hall, he asked the officials of Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department and Police to demolish all the gangs of liquor mafia and also to ensure that none of the genuine traders of illicit liquor could be saved.
Reiterating that he would not tolerate any negligence on the part of officials in enforcing complete prohibition, Nitish said, “Prohibition officers and police departments should work together with utmost diligence.”
He said, ‘Expedite the trial in all matters related to prohibition. Also, the process of destroying all the seized liquor should be expedited.
The CM asked the officials to keep a special watch on the implementation of prohibition in the state capital. “Identify those who offer drinks and those who consume and take appropriate action,” he said.
Nitish also asked the officials to continue with the raids in a planned manner using drones, motor-boats, dog squads etc so that not a single trader of illicit liquor is saved.
“Previous assessments have shown that more than 1.64 crore people have given up drinking in the state since prohibition was imposed in April, 2016,” the CM said. People who gave up alcohol
He asked the senior police officers to ensure continuous monitoring of the action taken by the police stations in the matter of enforcement of prohibition and to take strictest action against the government officials and employees who did wrong in the matter of prohibition.
Nitish further said, ‘Everyone believes that drinking alcohol is a bad thing. People of many other states want to implement prohibition in their respective states. Complete prohibition is being implemented successfully in Bihar. People of other states should be informed about this through various means of publicity.
The CM also said that the people of Bihar have benefited a lot from the prohibition of liquor. “The consumption of milk, fruits, vegetables and confectionary has increased.
State Prohibition, Excise and Registration Minister Sunil KumarChief Secretary Amir Subhani, Advocate General Lalit Kishor, DGP SK Singhal, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Chaitanya Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary (Prohibition) KK Pathak, Inspector General of Police (Prohibition) Amrit Raj, Special Secretary (Home) Vikas Vaibhav and many other officers were present. present in the review meeting
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