Death toll in Chhapra hooch tragedy reaches 50, BJP in loggerheads with Nitish govt in Bihar

The toll of lifeless in Bihar’s Chhapra Hooch tragedy has soared to 50, with 11 extra folks succumbing after consuming spurious liquor within the Saran district. 

Masrakh Station House Officer (SHO) Ritesh Mishra and Constable Vikesh Tiwari have been suspended instantly after the Tuesday night time tragedy on the advice of Marhaura Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Yogendra Kumar. Most deaths have occurred over Wednesday and Thursday creating an uproar each on the state and nationwide degree as sale and consumption of alcohol have been banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar authorities since April 2016. 

Nitish Kumar’s former ally, BJP, have come down closely on him with MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the state elevating the problem within the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, when questioned concerning the Chhapra Hooch tragedy, on Thursday instructed media that “if someone consumes liquor, they will die”, that has not gone down nicely with sufferer households amongst others.

 “The liquor ban has benefitted several people. A large number of people have given up alcohol…This is good. Several people have happily accepted this. But there are some troublemakers. I have told officers to identify the actual troublemakers and nab them,” Kumar instructed the media in Patna.

 Bihar Excise Minister Sunil Kumar has additionally promised stringent motion in opposition to the culprits accountable for the deaths. “Process of filling an FIR is underway. I have spoken over the phone with SP,” Sunil Kumar stated on Wednesday. 
Hours after the primary few deaths have been reported from Chhapra, the opposition had on Wednesday attacked the Bihar Chief Minister within the state meeting main Kumar to lose his cool and scream again on the BJP leaders.

 The Chhapra Hooch tragedy was one of many points raised within the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, resulting in the adjournment of the House thrice inside a brief span of 40 minutes as each the Treasury benches and the opposition raised their points along with the graduation of the Zero Hour.

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