RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav criticised CM Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government over the hooch tragedy which has claimed the lives of over 30 people. Tejashwi said, "Liquor ban is the biggest corruption of Nitish's rule." He added, "In Bihar, a parallel economy of...30 thousand crores is being run...in the name of liquor, the direct benefit of which is going to JD(U)."