Bihar CM Nitish Kumar bats for prohibition

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today favoured nationwide prohibition saying there could be no greater way of paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in 2019 than implementing liquor ban.

Participating at a memorial event for the former DMK chief, who died on August 7, he said implementation of prohibition was Bihar's tribute to Gandhi on completion of 100 years of the Champaran satyagrah.

Sharing his experience in implementing prohibition since 2016, Kumar said: "It is heartening to see a deep seated social transformation taking place in Bihar."
"It has led to a more empowered and healthy society, the results of which are visible in the development of Bihar."