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Bihar Liquor Ban Implementation: Jitan Ram Manjhi Says Poor Are Suffering

Khazavali — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:35:29 +0000

Bihar Liquor Ban Implementation came under sharp criticism from Union Minister and HAM patron Jitan Ram Manjhi. He said the liquor ban is a good law, but Bihar Liquor Ban Implementation has failed on the ground. He added that he cannot understand whether the administration is angry with the government or the public. Poor people are being arrested and sent to jail in large numbers.

Manjhi said that Bihar has nearly six lakh liquor-related cases, and four lakh involve people who are not habitual drinkers. He shared these details during a media interaction in Gaya.

He explained that during Nitish Kumar’s third policy review, he requested that smugglers and big dealers should be targeted—not labourers who consume small amounts after work. Workers returning from duty may drink 50–100 grams to reduce fatigue, but they are still jailed. This, he said, is the reason nearly six lakh cases are pending.

Manjhi also claimed that mafias and smugglers move freely because some officials support them. He said that his parents used to make Mahua liquor, which was natural and took days to prepare. Now, because of prohibition, harmful liquor is being made secretly in just two hours.

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Former UP MLA Arrested in Bihar Beer Case

Khazavali — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:39:29 +0000

Former Uttar Pradesh MLA Dhananjay Kannaujiya was arrested in Bihar for carrying beer during the BJP campaign. He came to Bettiah to support his party’s candidate in the Bihar Assembly election. Police stopped his car during a night inspection led by Magistrate Vikas Kumar.

Officers found beer bottles inside the vehicle. Bihar has a strict liquor ban, so they registered a case under the Excise Act. Kannaujiya, once an MLA from the Balthara Road seat in Ballia district, faced immediate legal action. Police also seized his car.

Kannaujiya and his driver, Dilip Singh, appeared before the court the next day. The court sent both of them to jail under judicial custody. The arrest drew attention to Bihar’s zero-tolerance liquor policy, especially during election season.

The former MLA had planned to campaign for BJP but ended up behind bars instead. The case shows Bihar’s tough enforcement of liquor laws.

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Jan Suraj Party Plans to Lift Liquor Ban and Save ₹28,000 Crore

Khazavali — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:25:54 +0000

Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj Party plans to end the Bihar liquor ban if it wins the 2025 elections. Party chief Uday Singh said this move will save ₹28,000 crore every year. He claimed that the money now lost to illegal trade will instead help Bihar grow.

Speaking in Patna, Singh said the ban failed and only strengthened the liquor mafia. He promised that ending the Bihar liquor ban will create jobs and boost the economy. The saved money will attract global aid worth ₹5–6 lakh crore for Bihar’s development.

The Jan Suraj Party has released its first list of candidates. It plans to contest all 243 Assembly seats in the coming Bihar elections.

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