Saudi Arabia has relaxed the restrictions on alcohol and foreign non-Muslims living there can now buy alcohol. However, not everyone will be allowed to do this. Only those people will be able to buy liquor, whose monthly salary is 50 thousand riyals i.e. 13,300 dollars or more. To buy liquor, the customer will have to declare his salary at the shop.

No statement has come yet from the government regarding this. Many people told news agency AFP that the Saudi administration has quietly relaxed the sale of alcohol. Non-Muslims can buy liquor from the country’s only government approved liquor shop in Riyadh by providing their salary certificate. Till now only people with visa premium or diplomats were allowed to buy liquor.

People said that customers can buy liquor from liquor shops in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, under the monthly point based allowance system. Earlier in the Bloomberg report, it was also told that new liquor shops are being built in two more cities of Saudi Arabia.

According to a New York Times report, customers said that foreign non-Muslims can avail the monthly quota through an ID number provided by the government and a smartphone app. Use smartphone app Diplomat. This app has been created by Tax and Customs Authority.

Alcohol has been banned in Saudi Arabia since 1952. Two years ago, in 2024, the first liquor shop for foreign diplomats was opened in the Diplomatic Area of ​​Riyadh and now foreign citizens can also buy liquor from here. However, no official statement has come from the government on this. Meanwhile, there are reports of shops opening in two other big cities of Saudi, Jeddah and Dharhan.

Everyone is surprised to see this change in Saudi Arabia. There are two holiest places of Islam in this country. Apart from this, there are strict rules regarding alcohol, dress code for women and driving in Saudi Arabia. However, these strict rules have been relaxed over the years, for example, the ban on women driving here was lifted some time ago.

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As the assembly elections in Bihar are approaching, political rhetoric is increasing. Meanwhile, the ‘India’ alliance has toughened its stand regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday (26 October) clearly said that if the ‘India’ coalition government is formed, then this law will not be allowed to be implemented in the state.

Waqf law will be thrown into the dustbin as soon as the government is formed – Tejashwi Yadav

While addressing the election rally in Katihar district of Seemanchal, Tejashwi Yadav said that if the new government is formed, this controversial Waqf law will be thrown into the dustbin. He alleged that the BJP government is trying to create a rift between communities through this law. This statement of Tejashwi also got the support of Congress MP Tariq Anwar. Anwar said that Congress Party is against the Waqf Act and we fully support this stand of Tejashwi. He also added that opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee have also been opposing this bill.

As soon as we come to power, the pretense of prohibition will stop – Tejashwi

Meanwhile, CPI (ML)’s Dipankar Bhattacharya, while releasing his party’s manifesto ‘Parivartan Sankalp Patra’ in Patna, said that not only the Waqf Act, but all other ‘anti-federal structure’ laws brought by the Center will also not be implemented in Bihar. He termed the prohibition law implemented in the state since 2016 as a ‘sham’ and said that after coming to power, this law will be thoroughly reviewed.

At the same time, Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishore also gave a big statement on liquor ban. He said that if his party comes to power, ‘this fake prohibition law’ will be abolished and the revenue from it will be invested in the development of Bihar.

Rahul Gandhi will come to Bihar after Chhath festival

Amidst the political turmoil, Congress also announced that after the festival of Chhath, Rahul Gandhi will come to Bihar and will stay in the state on 29 and 30 October. Along with him, preparations are also going on for rallies of other senior leaders including Priyanka Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge.

PM Modi will soon hold rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra

At the same time, BJP is already ahead in the campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chapra on October 30, while in Bhojpur and Nawada on November 2. Apart from this, he will also participate in a road show in Patna. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took stock of the preparations for the road show in Patna on Saturday.

CM Nitish Kumar reached Chirag Paswan’s house for Chhath Puja.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reached the house of LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday, where he received ‘Kharna’ Prasad on the occasion of Chhath Puja. While sharing pictures with the Chief Minister on social media, Chirag Paswan wrote, Honorable Chief Minister, thank you for visiting my house and receiving ‘Kharna Prasad’.

In this heated environment of politics, both NDA and India Alliance are strongly presenting their views among the public on issues like Waqf law and liquor ban. Now it remains to be seen whose promises the voters of Bihar trust.

The Election Commission of India has issued strict instructions to the enforcement agencies regarding the Bihar Assembly elections and by-elections to be held in eight assembly constituencies. The objective of the Commission is to prevent misuse of money power, freebies, drugs and alcohol in elections.

The Election Commission said that instructions have been issued to all concerned agencies including State Police Department, Income Tax Department, State Liquor Department, RBI, CGST, SGST, DRI, ED, NCB, RPF, CISF, SSB, BCAS, AAI, Postal Department, State Forest Department and State Cooperative Department to ensure compliance with the election rules.

Election Expenditure Observers will monitor the election expenses of the candidates. They will reach their respective constituencies and meet all the expenditure monitoring teams and do regular reporting of expenditure. The Commission has also directed to keep flying squads, surveillance teams and video surveillance teams on alert round the clock.

The Commission has activated the Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) to enable real-time reporting of seizures made during elections by enforcement agencies and flying squads. After the election notification, various agencies have so far seized cash, liquor, drugs and freebies worth Rs 33.97 crore.

What did the Election Commission say?

The Election Commission said that the general public should not face any kind of inconvenience or harassment during the enforcement action. At the same time, people can use C-Vigil App to report any violation.

Deputy Director Pawan said, “Our aim is to ensure clean and fair elections. All enforcement agencies are alert and will take immediate action on any irregularities during the elections.”

When are the assembly elections in Bihar?

The dates for Bihar Assembly elections have been announced. This time elections in the state will be held in two phases. The first phase of voting will be held on 6 November and the second phase of voting will be held on 11 November. Counting of votes and results will be announced on November 14. The nomination process for the candidates has also been decided. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is October 17, while the last date for filing nominations for the second phase has been fixed as October 20. The date for withdrawal of nominations has also been announced. For the first phase it is 20th October and for the second phase it is 23rd October.

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Power star Pawan Singh of Bihar praised Tejashwi Yadav during a conversation with a news channel on Friday. At the same time, he also gave a big statement about prohibition in Bihar and said that liquor should be biking in the limit. It is not right to stop completely.

What did Pawan Singh say on prohibition

Pawan Singh said that if there was alcohol in the limit, there was no harm. Nothing should be completely closed. One should stop to an extent. If someone crosses the limit, then punish him, but the deaths in the village due to indigenous liquor are not right, sometimes the news of the death of 70 people comes to the news of the death of 100 people. How far is this right

When asked that you are talking about prohibition of alcohol, he clearly said that we will not take the name, but it is not correct. He also said that whenever there is a work of happiness, happiness is to be celebrated, people go to another state. Neighboring states go to UP and Delhi. All the happiness of Bihar has become side.

‘Tejashwi’s words touch the heart’

He answered Tejashwi Yadav as a land -linked leader and said that he goes among the people. They go from village to village and meet people. They have power. He also said that Tejashwi is the 9th failure, so I am also 6th pass. I am his fan. I am not targeting any one, but Tejashwi’s words touch my heart.

At the same time, when Prashant Kishore’s statement that “politics is not someone’s father’s father”, he said that I did not like it, when he came to Ara, people asked him about me. Then he said this. I did not like to hear this.

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