Liquor is the root cause of dwindling household economy and domestic and social violence across the state as it is elsewhere. To press for its ban, former Rajasthan lawmaker and social activist Gurusharan Chabbra had gone on a hunger strike since October 2 at Gandhi Circle in Jaipur. Earlier in July, he had written to chief minister Vasundhara Raje demanding a ban on liquor. However, he died on November 3 at the Sawai Mansingh Hospital after a 32-day long stir. This became one of the causes of social organisations’ demand for a blanket ban on liquor in Rajasthan. Lok Sangarsh Morcha secretary Sawai Singh said, “Prohibition on liquor will not only put a stop on the crime rate in the state, (but also help) save the money.” “The state government should do it if it is serious about the welfare of the people. Chabbra ji’s sacrifice should not go in vain,” he said. Gurusharan Chabbra daughters-in-law Pooja and Poonam have now decided to carry forward the anti-liquor crusade, Poonam said, “Even if the government cannot order a complete ban on liquor, then it should at least fulfil its promise that was made in the past.” Many Muslim organisations, such as Jamat-e-Islami Hind, express their solidarity with the call for liquor ban in Rajasthan and hail Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s decision in this respect. Jamat-e-Islami Hind Rajasthan secretary Mohammed Iqbal Siddiqui said that people’s health should be the top priority for any government than revenue. “Development with the liquor money is a shameful concept and Raje should put a ban on liquor,” he suggeste - See more at: http://www.tajavdo.com/videos/liquor-ban-demand-gains-momentum-in-rajasthan/#sthash.X6byks2i.dpuf