Nitish, however, stressed that "jan chetna" or mass

awareness as well as a stringent liquor law is needed for better implementation of prohibition.

The Bihar CM said he would ask his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh to enforce liquor ban as people have already started spreading awareness for prohibition.

He also requested the Chhattisgarh Government to send a team to Bihar to see the "successful enforcement of liquor ban and the response of people to the measure." "Chhattisagrh is a peaceful and prosperous state, and people are good here. Nature has given a lot of things to the state which is full of natural resources. If liquor ban is implemented here, it will become a model state," he said.

Notably, Chhattisgarh Cabinet had recently approved the Chhattisgarh Excise (Amendment) Bill 2017, which will be tabled in the Legislative Assembly later this week.

The government aims to create a corporation that will facilitate the sale of both foreign and Indian liquor through government outlets.

However, the decision has drawn a flak, with women and various social groups having launched protests in several parts of the state demanding a ban on liquor.

The opposition Congress has tried to disrupt the proceeding of the House on many occasions during the ongoing Budget session, seeking ban on liquor.

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