Patna, Oct 29 (PTI) The RJD today took a dig at theNitish Kumar government for banning liquor in state and saidthere was no guarantee that the prohibition would preventhooch tragedies such as the one that claimed four lives inRohtas yesterday.
In a press release, the party's national vicepresident Shivanand Tiwary said absolute prohibition on liquorwas an extreme step taken by the government and the lawsmacked of autocracy.
"The hooch tragedy in Rohtas won't be the last suchincidentÂ… You cannot make the entire society 'Mahatma' byforce," Tiwary said.
The state government, which had once encouraged liquorshops in every street, was now trying to improve its imagewith this prohibition, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leadersaid.
"The government is trying to enforce the law by force.
It should launch practical schemes and programmes to supportits (liquor) prohibition campaign," he said.
People involved in illicit liquor trade are making amockery of the prohibition law, Tiwary said.
"The state government needs to rethink its decision bytaking everyone on board to discuss the issue (ban onliquor),"he added.
Four people died after consuming spurious liquor inDanwar village of Rohtas district on Friday night.
The state government had imposed a complete ban onsale, manufacture and consumption of alcohol in April lastyear. PTI ARRMS.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.