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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar promises to ban liquor

| | Jul 10, 2015, at 04:25 pm
Patna, Jul 10 (IBNS) Ahead of the assembly elections in the state Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has promised to ban liquor when he forms the government next time.

"When I form government next time, a ban would be imposed on liquor," Kumar said while addressing a gathering of women at a Village  Dialogue Programme of the Social Welfare departmen.

His promise came in response to demands made by some women in the midst of his address. 

Highlighting  his government's efforts for empowerment of women he said the state government aims to link 1.5 crore women with Self Help Groups (SHG).

Around 10 lakh SHGs have to be created in Bihar where 1.5 crore women would be linked, Kumar said at the programme.

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