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Tribal women declare ‘ban' on liquor in MP village

A group of tribal women has declared a “ban” on the sale and consumption of liquor, while warning of imposing a hefty penalty on those defying the “prohibition” in Madhya Pradesh's Talanpur village.

Fed up with husbands “who get drunk and beat up their wives, apart from wasting hard-earned money,” the women in the village, about 180 km from here, have come together under the banner of ‘Mahila Samiti,' led by 30-year-old labourer Puni Bai.

The Samiti has declared that no liquor would be sold or consumed in the village from Sunday.

“If any person is found selling liquor in the village, he/she will be fined Rs. 2,100. Likewise, anyone found drunk will have to shell out Rs. 1,100 as fine,” Puni Bai told PTI.

Further, an “informer” would get a reward of Rs.151, she said.

Recently, the Samiti women dismantled an illegal liquor producing unit in the village, making headlines.

Talanpur, with a population of around 3000, is a part of the Kukshi Assembly constituency in Dhar district. A by-election is to be held on February 14, following the death of Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Jamuna Devi.

The women have warned political parties “not to use liquor to entice voters on polling day.” — PTI