Should Alcohol be Banned In India?
Introduction: To Be: 60 ml of liquor, three times a day, with soda and roasted peanuts! This was the prescription by a Kerala Doctor which became viral in March, 2020 . The doctor later clarified and called it a joke. But it could have been very easily a reality as The Kerala government has decided to make alcohol available by issuing special passes for drinkers after at least six alcohol dependent persons committed suicide due to frustration, withdrawal symptoms an d a ban on alcohol sale as a direct result of strenuous Lockdown announced on March 25. Or Not To Be : The story of Bihar alcohol ban is interesting as it was impromptu and unexpected. In late 2015, when chief ministerial candidate Nitish Kumar had just finished a speech at a conventional Hall in Bandol, a woman approached the microphone and urged him to ban alcohol in full public view. For reasons he claimed he did not know then, Nitish Kumar who needed very much to d...