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Bill to strengthen Prohibition Act today; CM says punishment for drug offences too weak
The New Indian Express
|June 29, 2024
6,746 housing units to be built by TN Urban Habitat Development Board across districts, including Chennai
CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Friday told the Assembly that the government will introduce a bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act on Saturday to make punishments for offences under the Act more stringent.
Speaking at the discussion on the demands for grants for Home and Excise department, PMK floor leader GK Mani urged the state government to take stringent action against the drug menace, including spurious liquor, in the backdrop of the recent hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi that took more than 60 lives.
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