Poisonous liquor claims 34 lives inCuttack and KhordaBJD blamed for theliquor tragedy
Monday, May 23, 2022
  • Circulation
  • Advertise
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Organiser
  • ‌
  • Bharat
  • World
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • Defence
  • Sports
  • Business
  • More
    • RSS in News
    • Special Report
    • Culture
    • Sci & Tech
    • Entertainment
    • Education
    • Books
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Obituary
SUBSCRIBE
No Result
View All Result
Organiser
  • ‌
  • Bharat
  • World
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • Defence
  • Sports
  • Business
  • More
    • RSS in News
    • Special Report
    • Culture
    • Sci & Tech
    • Entertainment
    • Education
    • Books
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Obituary
No Result
View All Result
Organiser
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bharat
  • World
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Culture
  • Defence
  • RSS in News
  • Subscribe
Home General

Poisonous liquor claims 34 lives inCuttack and KhordaBJD blamed for theliquor tragedy

Archive Manager by Archive Manager
Feb 18, 2012, 12:00 am IST
in General
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterTelegramEmail

Poisonous liquor has claimed the lives of 34 persons in Cuttack and Khorda districts recently. This is the official figure. The death toll is being feared much higher. It is quite unfortunate that the State government has failed to discharge its constitutional responsibility of regulating the liquor trade in the State. The victims who are struggling for life in different hospitals are the common men.

Soon after the incident, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dramatically sacked his school friend Excise Minister AU Singh Deo. This is not unusual in Naveen’s politics. Every time the killer brew wreaks havoc in the State, Naveen follows a repulsive, if not a sinister, pattern—“compensations have been assured and judicial probe has been announced”.

What took the lives of the people? Was it contaminated liquor-lethal brew with methyl mix or medicine laced with alcohol? Still there is conflicting opinions which put the responsibility on Excise Department and the Health Department, equally.

$img_title

This tragic incident is the third big one in the line i.e. the liquor tragedy happened in 1992 and in 2006. In the meantime, the government took actions which are only confined within a few removals, some transfers including the transfer of Excise Commissioner, suspensions and sporadic arrests followed by raids. But the question is how and for what reasons poisonous spirits were used in the liquor which caused the death of innocent consumers.

The answer is said the shortage of country spirit (CS) in the State, and CM’s callousness to improve the situation. As per requirement, out of 100 per cent country spirit, only 30-40 per cent is produced in the State, in Aska Sugar Mills, a State owned establishment. The government could not meet the shortage quantity. In such an alarming situation, there is every possibility of consumption of the contaminated and poisonous sprit. The Excise Directorate repeatedly suggested the government to meet the shortage quantity of country spirit. Former Excise Ministers also brought this to the notice of CM Naveen Patnaik for prompt actions. But each time, Naveen turned down the proposals.

In August and November, 2008, the proposals were placed twice before the Chief Minister for approval. But Naveen in both the cases did not approve the proposals and retuned the file. On July 7, 2009 another proposal was sent to the Chief Minister for approval so that the government could import required country spirit in order to meet the shortage. But the Chief Minister did not agreed to the proposal. In June 2011, another similar proposal was sent to Naveen, but that too was nixed by him for unknown reasons. Then the question arises why Naveen Patnaik did not approve the Excise Department’s series of proposals for import of country spirit to meet the shortage of the same in the State? This was a matter of government revenue, why the Chief Minister turned down the proposals?

Sources say the Chief Minister was under pressure, not to approve the Excise proposals. “What was the pressure? Was it Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, the super chief minister or any liquor mafia who got that done by Naveen?” asks Ashok Sahu, the State vice president of BJP. Shri Sahu said the Chief Minister is mainly responsible for the liquor tragedy. “Excise and Health Ministers are undoubtedly responsible but the buck stops with Naveen Patnaik who did not pay any heed towards the urgent proposals of excise department,” he added.

                                                          (By Debasis Tripathy)

ShareTweetSendShareSend
Previous News

BJP heading for number one position with overwhelming support of OBCs and upper castes

Next News

Impact of globalisation on common man

Related News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bats for ‘flexible’ Indo Pacific, meets US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bats for ‘flexible’ Indo Pacific, meets US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

China’s economy slows down, unemployment rises

Chinese-run ports used to exert pressure on other countries

Digging History : Hindu, Jain Temples Destroyed by Aurangzeb

Digging History : Hindu, Jain Temples Destroyed by Aurangzeb

On Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Op-Ed notes age-old link as the bedrock of bilateral ties

On Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Op-Ed notes age-old link as the bedrock of bilateral ties

Saving WHO from communist China!

Saving WHO from communist China!

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NEC Chairman discuss cooperation in smart cities, education in India

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NEC Chairman discuss cooperation in smart cities, education in India

Comments

The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Organiser. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.

Latest News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bats for ‘flexible’ Indo Pacific, meets US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bats for ‘flexible’ Indo Pacific, meets US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

China’s economy slows down, unemployment rises

Chinese-run ports used to exert pressure on other countries

Digging History : Hindu, Jain Temples Destroyed by Aurangzeb

Digging History : Hindu, Jain Temples Destroyed by Aurangzeb

On Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Op-Ed notes age-old link as the bedrock of bilateral ties

On Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Op-Ed notes age-old link as the bedrock of bilateral ties

Saving WHO from communist China!

Saving WHO from communist China!

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NEC Chairman discuss cooperation in smart cities, education in India

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NEC Chairman discuss cooperation in smart cities, education in India

Digging History: Distortions, Demonisation and Denial

Digging History: Distortions, Demonisation and Denial

PM Narendra Modi, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya laud ASHA workers for their role in COVID-19 management

PM Narendra Modi, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya laud ASHA workers for their role in COVID-19 management

Development journey changed in the northeast under Modi, says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Development journey changed in the northeast under Modi, says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

American mosque promotes hatred towards Jews, Christians, and Hindus

American mosque promotes hatred towards Jews, Christians, and Hindus

  • Circulation
  • Advertise
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited.
Tech-enabled by Ananthapuri Technologies

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bharat
  • World
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • Defence
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Business
  • RSS in News
  • Special Report
  • Sci & Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Books
  • Interviews
  • Travel
  • Health
  • Obituary
  • Subscribe
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Circulation
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited.
Tech-enabled by Ananthapuri Technologies