Lagatar24 Desk
Patna, Dec 16: Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, declared on Friday that no compensation would be paid to the victims of the hooch tragedy in the state.
“No compensation will be given to people who died after drinking…We have been appealing- if you drink, you will die…those who talk in favour of drinking will not bring any good to you…”, said CM Nitish Kumar in assembly earlier today.
#WATCH | "No compensation will be given to people who died after drinking…We have been appealing- if you drink, you will die…those who talk in favour of drinking will not bring any good to you…", said CM Nitish Kumar in assembly earlier today.
(Source: Bihar Assembly) pic.twitter.com/zquukNtRIA
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2022
Notably, toxic liquor caused 53 deaths in the Saran district of Bihar. Earlier, BJP leaders protested against Nitish Kumar after he demanded his resignation after he said, “Jo piyega woh marega” (those who consume fake booze shall die).
On Thursday, a number of BJP MLAs held a protest in the state Assembly over the hooch deaths, carrying banners and shouting abuse at the administration. The BJP ripped into Nitish Kumar on Monday, the second day of protests, and continued to stir up trouble inside the legislature over the Saran hooch disaster.
