The efforts of Bihar, CM, Sh Nitish Kumar to re-introduce liquor prohibition on Gandhi Jayanti day in the state are laudable. He said that the liquor consumption is a social stigma and the evil is to be wiped out from the face of society. He is right. Drinking liquor is not only a social stigma but also an evil which leads to destruction of health, wealth & families. The driking habit starts with social drinking but soon the habit of intoxication assumes a larger size, at the end becoming a fatal addiction. This not only happens in poor families in India but also well to do and educated families. It does not limits to men only but women also get addicted and evil spreads further to younger generations. The risks of intoxication are wider, not limited to drinkers'families but beyond in the society. It leads to physical injuries and even premature deaths. As per a report, intoxication accounts for 30% of road accidents, 44% of fire injuries, 34% of falls and drownings, 16% of child abuse cases, 12% of suicides and10% of industrial accidents. In India, there are ample examples where large numbers of people die due to consumption of spurious liquor. The silent effects on the drinkers health are numerous. The damges to the vital organs of the body, mind and behaviour patterns starts gaining momentum as the quantity & frequency of drinking increases. The complete illness of body & mind takes over leading to loss of productivity, family repute and self respect. The damage even becomes irreversible. The bahavior patterns assumes criminal dimensions and domestic violence, conflicts & fights become common affecting not only the family but the society as a whole.
Many people argue in favour of liquor by calling themselves as social drinkers. They claim that they only have one or two pegs and they have self-control and so never get intoxicated. It is a fact that every alcoholic person starts drinking as a social drinker not intending to become an alcoholic or a drunkard. Therefore, the need for total prohibition is justified. Liquor business can be definitely is an immoral business in which even the governments get involve to earn revenues, forgetting the indirect damage it is causing to society & nation.
Well done Nitish Kumarji on this front leaving aside many controversies about infamous political compulsions.
While on the subject of prohibition, it is intriguing to note that the AAP government lead by Shri Arvind Kejriwal has issued many fresh licences for liquor shops in Delhi. Truly working for aam aadmi? At least, he should have learnt something good from Mahagathbandhan friend Nitish.
Many people argue in favour of liquor by calling themselves as social drinkers. They claim that they only have one or two pegs and they have self-control and so never get intoxicated. It is a fact that every alcoholic person starts drinking as a social drinker not intending to become an alcoholic or a drunkard. Therefore, the need for total prohibition is justified. Liquor business can be definitely is an immoral business in which even the governments get involve to earn revenues, forgetting the indirect damage it is causing to society & nation.
Well done Nitish Kumarji on this front leaving aside many controversies about infamous political compulsions.
While on the subject of prohibition, it is intriguing to note that the AAP government lead by Shri Arvind Kejriwal has issued many fresh licences for liquor shops in Delhi. Truly working for aam aadmi? At least, he should have learnt something good from Mahagathbandhan friend Nitish.
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