Prohibitionists in Odisha declare war against liquor

Bhubaneswar | Friday | 10th August, 2018

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It is getting support from the rural people, he added.“We have been demanding the state government to ban the liquor sale in the state, but it does not pay heed to our pleas. It not only impacts on children’s health and education, it damages filial bond, he added. BHUBANESWAR: Prohibitionists on Friday decided that they will hold a month-long awareness drive in different villages between September 2 and October 2 demanding total prohibition in the state.The activists under the aegis of Milita Odisha Nisha Nibaran Abhijan (MONNA), an outfit fighting for total prohibition in the state, declared war against liquor and prepared their plan of action for the coming days. We will make it a poll issue ahead of the general election 2019. “We will not sit silently till the state government takes any policy decision to stop sale and manufacturing of liquor in the state,” he added.An activist said drunkard people especially male persons beat their wives, family members or children..