Patna: justifying a police attack in the wedding room to find liquor, Cm Nith Kumar on Monday said the police were carrying out attacks in the wedding places only after getting input about the arrangement of liquor at several wedding parties.
“The police have received several complaints that liquor is set and served to guests at several weddings.
When the police get complaints like that, they go there and take the necessary actions.
Nobody has to worry about the police’s actions.
People who is not involved.
In serving liquor in wedding places, don’t worry at all.
……
it’s good if the police have searched for several places after getting input about the presentation of liquor.
The police have been asked to check the sale and consumption of drinks hard, “Nitish said.
Respond to media requests.
He spoke with reporters after inspecting the Ayurveda College & Hospital government and the Tibbi College and Hospital government in the Kadamkuan region in the state capital.
Some opposition leaders made Hue and cry over a recent police attack in several wedding spaces – in one case even in the bridal room, looking for liquor.
Section Netizens criticized the police Bihar for raids in the wedding room and “captured several software engineers, which were guests at the wedding party, because they save a few bottles of small liquor.” Mortgated by CM Nith Kumar because of failure to check out supply of liquor, Patna police conducted a series of attacks around 60 hotels and wedding rooms in the last few days and caught dozens of people including several Bengaluru-based software engineers who had arrived Patna as guests at the wedding , on charges of consuming and serving liquor.
Sales and consumption of liquor is completely prohibited from Bihar since April 5, 2016.
A doctor who lives in a hotel was also arrested for storing a bottle of liquor.
Former CM and Senior RJD leader Rabri Devi on Monday tweeting a video of a police attack on a wedding, where the police can be seen entering the bridal room without women’s presence.
The video triggered extensive criticism of the government of Bihar with opposition parties slamming the police to “insult and harass” female guests at a wedding in the name of searching for liquor.
Responding to the media query, Nitish also said that the ban was strictly enforced in the state and direction had been spent not to regret anyone, including government employees, if they were found involved in illegal trade and consumption of liquor.
Nitish also said all government employees and the state community would take an appointment on November 26 on the occasion of “ban day” that they would not consume liquor or allow sales throughout the country.
All government employees and police personnel have taken a similar oath of previous prohibitions too.
Nitish further said the government had decided to expand services and facilities at all Ayurveda and Tibbi colleges throughout the state in the coming years.
“We have prepared a plan for the expansion of all Ayurveda and Tibbi colleges, but the plan will be announced to the public at the upcoming Ayurveda Parv Rashtriya, which will be held in Rajgir in the Nalanda District,” CM said.