Why prohibition has left Bihar staring at bleak times

In Bihar, prohibition hits breweries and bottling plants, leaves liquor companies, investors angry

At the Bihar Global Meet at Patna in 2012, Karan Bilimoria, co-founder of Cobra beer, was trying hard to answer tough questions related to selling alcohol in the land from where Mahatma Gandhi started his political journey in India. “With 65 per cent alcohol, country liquor is far worse than beer that contains only 5 per cent. Had Mahatma Gandhi been here today, I would have offered him a non-alcoholic beer,” said the Indian-born British businessman.
 
The ministers of the National Democratic Alliance government were aghast. Economist Abhijit Sen, who was moderating the session, quickly ended the discussion. Chief