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While 80 had died in UP, 36 people had succumbed to the poisonous liquor in Uttarakhand. The BJP government needs to accept moral responsibility for the deaths and step down.” The excise minister has himself said that the racket was operating in the area for past few years. What prevented his department and the state government from acting against the offenders? Dehradun: Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced on Monday that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Inspector General-rank officer will be set up to probe deaths from consumption of illicit liquor in Haridwar district.The CM also said that a bill ensuring strict action against manufacture of illicit liquor would be brought in the ongoing session of the assembly, and a commission would be set up to look into such matters.The death toll in the hooch tragedy had risen to 116 on Sunday..