Hooch tragedy: Bihar objects to NHRC probe
The Bihar Government on Tuesday objected to the investigations by the National Human Rights Commission into the deaths due to spurious liquor in Chhapra and Saran districts.
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The Bihar Government on Tuesday objected to the investigations by the National Human Rights Commission into the deaths due to spurious liquor in Chhapra and Saran districts.
Union Minister RK Singh on Monday accused the Bihar government of hiding the death toll in the Saran hooch tragedy and said that the locals have informed him that nearly 200 people died in the district.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday told the Assembly that he does not have any sympathy for the people who died after consuming liquor.
As the death toll in Saran hooch tragedy rose to 43 on Thursday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar rejected demands from the opposition for ex-gratia to the families of the deceased saying “Piyoge to Maroge”.