Former CM Tarun Gogoi blames BJP Govt as ‘hooch tragedy’ death toll reaches 165

Guwahati, February 24, 2019:

Assam’s former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has not held back in naming the culprits behind the ‘hooch tragedy’ in Assam which have claimed the lives of 165. According to Gogoi, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led Govt is solely responsible for the deaths of the people.

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Gogoi has made claims that the Excise Department is hand-in-glove with the culprits who were responsible for selling the contaminated liquor.

“Excise Minister Parimal Suklabaidya is a mere puppet in the hands of his master Sarbananda Sonowal”, Gogoi said, while addressing the press. He further alleged that illicit liquor is the main source of revenue for the Government. “A syndicate is being run by the Assam Excise Department and it is the main source of revenue for the government”, he added.

It is to be mentioned that after the hooch tragedy claimed the lives of 165 people, the Excise Department has started a crackdown on the industry selling illicit liquor. Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise.