Over 200 died in hooch tragedy, Nitish govt hid it by burning our bodies: Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday claimed that over 200 folks died within the Chapra hooch tragedy and accused the state authorities of hiding the precise variety of deaths by “burning the bodies” with none autopsy.

“More than 200 people have died. Truth is being suppressed. The last rites were performed without a postmortem. They (the government) are threatening the victims’ families to jail them if they tell the truth,” Paswan stated whereas speaking to ANI. Paswan additional stated that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar helps the corrupt officers along with his “silence”.

“CM is tight-lipped in this matter. His silence is support to corrupt officials,” Chirag added.

Meanwhile, the loss of life toll within the tragedy rose to 65 on Friday.

Most deaths reportedly occurred over Wednesday and Thursday, evoking an uproar inside and out of doors the Bihar Assembly.

The Opposition, led by the BJP, took on the ruling JD(U)-RJD mixed over the rising hooch deaths regardless of a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor within the state, which has been in impact since April 2016.

Amid extreme criticism from the Opposition, led by the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday stated that no compensation can be given if an individual dies after consuming spurious liquor.

“No compensation will be provided to people who die after consuming spurious liquor. We have been appealing to you not to drink. If you drink, you will die. Those who speak against prohibition will not bring any good to the people,” the Bihar CM stated within the Assembly on Friday.

Earlier, within the wake of the Hooch tragedy in Chhapra, the Station House Officer (SHO) Ritesh Mishra and Constable Vikesh Tiwari had been suspended with instant impact on the advice of Marhaura Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Yogendra Kumar.

The Chapra hooch deaths had been one of many points which pressured one in every of three adjournments within the Upper House of the Parliament on Thursday.

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