Patna: Chief Minister deeply hurt by the death of about 60 people in incidents of spurious liquor in the last fortnight. Nitish Kumar On Tuesday, the senior officials were asked to take the strictest action against the government officials and employees who indulged in malpractices in the matter of prohibition.
Presiding over a seven-hour-long marathon meeting to review the lapses in the implementation of prohibition in the state, Nitish issued a series of instructions to plug the loopholes in the system and asked the officials not to take any steps in implementing the prohibition. Will not tolerate negligence. State. Nitish said, “Whoever has been given the responsibility of implementing the prohibition, he should work with full vigilance and diligence that neither smuggling of liquor nor its consumption is allowed.”
Nitish ordered that if any police team from the state headquarters recovers illicit liquor from any place, then the SHO of the concerned police station will be suspended and the responsibility of senior officers should also be fixed.
The CM said that the minister and the secretary-in-charge of the district would visit their allotted areas at least once a month and review the development works as well as the enforcement of liquor. He also asked the officials to identify the routes of liquor smuggling and keep a special vigil on the inter-state borders.
Nitish also ordered to start a new campaign to make people aware about the ill effects of alcohol consumption. He asked the officers to propagate Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas about prohibition.
Both the deputy CMs, 24 cabinet ministers and all top bureaucrats attended the meeting. Briefing the media about the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Chaitanya Prasad said that the CM ordered special vigil on the borders of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to check the entry of smuggled liquor from other states. Is. “The CM has also asked for sealing of borders to check the entry of illicit liquor,” Prasad said.
DGP SK Singhal said that the Chief Minister emphasized on strengthening the intelligence system. He said that if any SHO is found involved in manufacturing or smuggling of liquor, then he will not be posted as SHO for the next 10 years. He said that so far 206 police officers have been dismissed from service for their involvement in liquor related cases.
Presiding over a seven-hour-long marathon meeting to review the lapses in the implementation of prohibition in the state, Nitish issued a series of instructions to plug the loopholes in the system and asked the officials not to take any steps in implementing the prohibition. Will not tolerate negligence. State. Nitish said, “Whoever has been given the responsibility of implementing the prohibition, he should work with full vigilance and diligence that neither smuggling of liquor nor its consumption is allowed.”
Nitish ordered that if any police team from the state headquarters recovers illicit liquor from any place, then the SHO of the concerned police station will be suspended and the responsibility of senior officers should also be fixed.
The CM said that the minister and the secretary-in-charge of the district would visit their allotted areas at least once a month and review the development works as well as the enforcement of liquor. He also asked the officials to identify the routes of liquor smuggling and keep a special vigil on the inter-state borders.
Nitish also ordered to start a new campaign to make people aware about the ill effects of alcohol consumption. He asked the officers to propagate Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas about prohibition.
Both the deputy CMs, 24 cabinet ministers and all top bureaucrats attended the meeting. Briefing the media about the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Chaitanya Prasad said that the CM ordered special vigil on the borders of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to check the entry of smuggled liquor from other states. Is. “The CM has also asked for sealing of borders to check the entry of illicit liquor,” Prasad said.
DGP SK Singhal said that the Chief Minister emphasized on strengthening the intelligence system. He said that if any SHO is found involved in manufacturing or smuggling of liquor, then he will not be posted as SHO for the next 10 years. He said that so far 206 police officers have been dismissed from service for their involvement in liquor related cases.
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