Nitish to project Bihar liquor ban at national level

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar is preparing to market his liquor ban in Bihar at the national level.

He would be travelling to Lucknow this month to launch his campaigning against alcohol. “He would address a programme on prohibition organised by the Kisan Morcha at Lucknow on May 15. We expect huge participation of women,” said a senior party leader. The Morcha was formed by former Prime Minister VP Singh. It had fought against land acquisition Uttar Pradesh.

According to party sources, prohibition is on the top of Kumar’s agenda.

He has asked his leaders that they should campaign for prohibition and publicise liquor ban in Bihar.

“Women support this programme and it could change the electoral equations,” Kumar is said to have told his party leaders.

The choice of UP as the place to launch his campaign is obvious. JD(U) and its ally RJD are keen on entering into the poll arena of the state by contesting the assembly elections in 2017.

Before the Lucknow programme, Kumar is holding a state-level conference of party workers near Varanasi. The venue of the programme is very close to Prime Minister’s constituency. But it is part of Macchlishahar parliamentary constituency.