In Bihar, the prohibition law has become a joke, says Tejashwi Yadav

A day after the completion of 10 years of Prohibition Policy in Bihar, the Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Monday (April 6, 2026) criticised the State government, calling it “Nitish Kumar’s biggest institutional corruption”.

He alleged that an illegal parallel liquor economy worth nearly ₹40,000 crore has emerged under the policy. He also alleged that there is an alliance between the government and the liquor mafia, due to which the law has failed to achieve its purpose.

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“Prohibition has proven to be Nitish Kumar’s biggest institutional corruption. As a result, Bihar has seen the rise of an illegal parallel economy worth ₹ 40,000 crore,”Mr. Yadav said in a social media post on X.

He pointed out that the Home and Excise Department, responsible for overseeing the implementation of the prohibition law, has mostly remained with Mr. Kumar.