Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Culture and Tourism Minister Dharmendra Lodhi retracted his statement within 24 hours on liquor being supplied through phone calls in Bihar. In a video message released on Monday, he claimed that his earlier comments were distorted.

On Sunday, Lodhi had said, “No one can stop people from consuming alcohol. If someone wants to drink, they will find a way. In Bihar and Gujarat, liquor is banned by our governments, but a few leaders who went there for election campaigning told me that liquor is delivered at home on a phone call.”

The minister made the remarks during a live session on a social media platform, which he later deleted. By Monday, he issued a clarification saying, “I was live with my constituency people, discussing total prohibition. The video was 45 mi

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