Chirag Paswan Objectives Nitish Kumar Once more, This Time Over Alcohol Ban

Days sooner than Bihar election, the largest for the reason that get started of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Lok Janata Party leader Chirag Paswan saved up his assault on Leader Minister Nitish Kumar. This morning, he focused the JDU leader over the alcohol ban within the state, a ballot promise that used to be applied after the 2015 state election.

“Within the title of liqour ban, folks in Bihar are being labelled as smugglers. Bihar’s women- the sisters and moms – do not wish to see their very own becoming smugglers. In conjunction with Bihar’s leader minister, all different ministers know that the state is seeing a upward push in smuggling of alcohol amid build up in unemployment… however it kind of feels everybody has taken a vow of silence,” Chirag Paswan tweeted this morning.

Alcohol used to be banned within the state in 2016, months after Nitish Kumar used to be elected as the executive minister for the 3rd time period. Consistent with the Leader Minister, the alcohol ban – which has additionally drawn reward from Top Minister Narendra Modi previously – “has introduced innumerable advantages, and folks’s high quality of existence has progressed.”

Previous this yr, the JDU leader had pitched for a national ban on alcohol whilst addressing an tournament in Delhi. “It (liquor ban) will have to now not simplest be applied in within sight states but additionally in all the nation. It used to be Mahatma Gandhi’s want, he had mentioned liquor destroys lives,” Mr Kumar had mentioned. 

Chirag Paswan, who’s contesting the Bihar election one by one from the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) this time, has been continuously attacking Nitish Kumar, elevating questions over his management and governance.

On Thursday, he prompt Nitish Kumar might re-align with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD which he had dumped a couple of years in the past. “Within the remaining meeting polls, revered@NitishKumar changed into the Leader Minister with the blessings of revered @laluprasadrjd whom he ditched and once more grabbed the chair with the blessings of the Top Minister,” Mr Paswan tweeted.

“Might he now not once more rush against @laluprasadrjd, in search of safe haven, after receiving the blessings of @narendramodi”, he added.

The day prior to this, he delivered a brand new, sharper risk for the Leader Minister. “I didn’t say I can ship Nitish Kumar to prison but when I come to energy, I can have the scams in his saat nishchay (seven resolves) scheme investigated and any individual in charge shall be despatched to prison, although it’s the Leader Minister,” the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief advised NDTV.

Regardless that BJP leaders in Bihar have criticized Mr Paswan or even “warned” him towards the usage of the Top Minister in his marketing campaign, the management in Delhi has been noticeably reluctant to inform the LJP chief off publicly. There was hypothesis for weeks that the BJP is secretly backing Mr Paswan as a counterweight to stay Nitish Kumar in take a look at after the Bihar election effects.

Bihar votes for a brand new 243-member meeting on October 28, November three and seven. The effects shall be declared on November 10.