<i>Roti, kapada aur makaan</i> redux

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar is looking to launch a frontal attack on the "roti, kapada, makaan" of the aam Bihari. That was in reaction to the state government's decision to impose 13.5 per cent tax on luxury items including popular snacks samosa and kachauri and sweets priced more than Rs 500 a kg, branded clothes costing over Rs 500, besides making some construction material costlier. This, the government hopes, will help make up for the possible Rs 4,000-crore loss to the exchequer due to a liquor ban in the state from April 1.