Chirag Paswan calls toddy a natural product, not liquor

Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan stated that toddy should not be categorised as liquor, calling it a ‘natural product’. His remarks come amid renewed political debate in Bihar over the state’s prohibition laws.

Paswan was responding to Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav’s recent assurance that if  his party returns to power, it would exempt toddy-tapping from the liquor ban.

Speaking to reporters, Paswan said, “I have said many times that as an NDA partner, my party may be supporting the government in the state, but it is not part of the regime here. I certainly believe that toddy, a natural product, must not be considered liquor.”