Jan Suraj Chief Prashant Kishor Vows To End Bihar Liquor Ban Within An Hour If Elected

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor has said that his new political party would scrap the ban on liquor "within an hour" if elected to power in Bihar.

Speaking to the media ahead of the launch of his party, Jan Suraaj, the former poll strategist said that his new party would "scrap the ban on liquor within an hour of forming its government".

"The prohibition law is nothing but a dhakosla (sham) on the part of Nitish Kumar," he said.

Kishore also criticised the current prohibition as ineffective, claiming that it has led to illegal home deliveries of alcohol and deprived the state of Rs 20,000 crore in potential excise revenue.