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After MP CM Shivraj, Chhattisgarh's Raman Singh announces phased liquor ban

Gandhian activists to take anti-liquor drive to other BJP ruled-states like Maharashtra

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presents a memento to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh at a meeting in Patna on Tuesday. 	Photo: PTI
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presents a memento to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh at a meeting in Patna on Tuesday. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
After Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a phased ban on liquor on Monday, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on Tuesday said he would also introduce phased prohibition in his state.

He announced this in Bihar's Munger, after a meeting with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who has emerged as an icon for the pro-prohibition movement after implementing a liquor ban in his state in April 2016.

Not just Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, but other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states are likely to come under increasing pressure from activist groups to impose a liquor ban. Gandhian activists