Uma Bharti raises slogans against alcohol drinking in MP; ‘Sharab Nahi, Doodh Piyo...’

Uma Bharti: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti tied stray cows in front of a liquor shop in Orchha town of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday and called upon people to drink cow milk and shun alcohol.

The former chief minister has spearheaded a campaign against liquor consumption in the BJP-ruled state. She said the government should not make money out of the habit of drinking.

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Uma raises slogans

Uma stood in front of a shop selling Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) in Orchha. The historic town in Niwari district of the state is known for its temples and palaces. Uma tied the cows and raised raising the slogan "Sharab Nahi, Doodh Piyo (drink milk, not liquor)".

Earlier last year in June, the BJP leader had thrown cow dung at the same liquor shop. Before that in March, she threw a stone at a liquor shop in Bhopal.

The salesman at the shop immediately downed the shutters to prevent any repeat of the 2022 incidents.

Holds herself responsible

Uma held herself also responsible to some extent for the drinking problem. She said she had sought votes for the BJP in the 2003 Assembly polls.

The saffron leader has been pushing for total prohibition in the state. Recently, she also demanded regularisation of alcohol sale in Madhya Pradesh. The state goes to polls by the year-end.

According to the salesman at the shop, Uma praised chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said he is a "courageous" leader, who has accepted that the existing excise policy has some flaws. She also claimed Chouhan has promised to draft a new policy after consulting yoga guru Ramdev, according to the salesman.

However, Chouhan avoided parried questions from reporters on Uma’s anti-liquor campaign.

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