No liquor ban in Bastar District as long as I am alive : Kawasi Lakhma

Statement by Kawasi Lakhma, Excise Minister of Congress Government of Chhattisgarh

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – Chhattisgarh Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma is on a tour of Bastar. In his address, he said, “I will never allow liquor prohibition in Bastar. Drinking alcohol makes a man strong, but too much alcohol can kill. It is like medicine and should be taken in the right proportion. There will be no liquor ban in Bastar as long as I am alive.”

1. A video is going viral on social media about Kawasi Lakhma’s statement. In this, he is seen saying that, ‘If I don’t drink alcohol, I won’t work either’.

2. Kawasi Lakhma further said that the workers in NMDC’s mines and factories, as well as the municipality, need alcohol. You forget the pain when you drink alcohol. Former Chief Minister of the State Dr Raman Singh and Brijmohan Aggarwal will not know this because they have never lifted a gunny bag or done any heavy work in their entire life. 100% of people abroad, while 90% of people in Bastar consume alcohol. A liquor ban will never happen in Bastar. Because alcohol is also consumed at cultural events here and this tradition has been there since ancient times.

Editorial viewpoint

Will there be ever a ban on alcohol or an effort to eliminate people’s addiction to alcohol when such Minister is in power ?