Patna: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday reiterated that if voted to power, it will scrap the ban on sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar imposed by the Nitish Kumar government.

It said the nearly Rs 28,000 crore revenue surplus thus generated will be utilised to raise loans to the tune of Rs 5 to Rs 6 lakh crore from World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Talking to reporters here while welcoming LJV (RV) leader Kumar Saurav to the party, Jan Suraaj Party’s national president Udai Singh, said, “We have been maintaining that liquor prohibition in the state will be lifted immediately, if Jan Suraaj is voted to power in Bihar in the upcoming assembly polls. The state will be able to save nearly Rs 28,000 crore revenue loss…which will be utilised to raise loans to

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