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Jeetu Patwari stated that the BJP sought votes in the name of schemes like Ladli Behna, but never took serious steps to protect women from substance abuse in the state.<\/h2>\n
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Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jeetu Patwari triggered a political storm with his controversial claim that women in Madhya Pradesh consume more alcohol than anywhere else in the country.<\/p>\n

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, Patwari also accused the BJP government\u2019s policies of drowning the state in intoxication.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf your son is unemployed and comes home under the influence of drugs, I say with full confidence that the responsibility lies with the BJP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Mohan Yadav,” Congress leader Jitu Patwari said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMadhya Pradesh has earned the dubious distinction of women consuming the most alcohol in the country, and the BJP has ruined the situation. I say this with full certainty. The reason I said this is that no other state, not even Punjab, has such a widespread drug trade; most of it happens in Madhya Pradesh. Yet, our Chief Minister has never made efforts to free us from this drug menace,” he added.<\/p>\n

He further stated that the BJP sought votes in the name of schemes like Ladli Behna, but never took serious steps to protect women from substance abuse.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the comments drew a sharp criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi calling Patwari\u2019s comments as \u201cindecent.”<\/p>\n

Notably, the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) data contradicts the Congress leader\u2019s claim. According to the official data, the women\u2019s alcohol consumption is highest in Arunachal Pradesh, where nearly 26 percent of women drink alcohol.<\/p>\n

In Sikkim, the figure stands at 16.2 percent, while Assam, Telangana, and Jharkhand also feature among the top states.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, only 1.6 percent of women in Madhya Pradesh consume alcohol, placing the state far below the national average.<\/p>\n

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