'Will give whiskey, beer to poor': Maharashtra candidate's bizarre poll promise

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An Independent candidate, Vanita Raut, from Chimur village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, has made a bizarre poll promise of providing subsidised whishkey and beer to people if she is elected to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections...

The Akhil Bhaarateey Maanavata Party candidate Vanita Raut came up with an unconventional poll promise for her "poor voters"...

Vanita Raut has said that she would not only open beer bars in every village but will also provide free imported whiskey and beer to the poor from the MP fund if she is elected from the constituency...

Promising imported liquor through a rationing system, Raut said that the drinker as well as the vendor would need to have a licence...

Upon being countered with a question regarding the unfortunate trend of families getting ruined due to excess drinking, Vanita Raut retorted, saying that this is exactly the reason why she wants people to get a license to be able to buy liquor...