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"I don't think 'sharab' (booze) is an intoxicant. You cannot call alcohol an intoxicant," the minister said. (Representational Image) Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani, in a ...

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Chandigarh: Bizarre it may sound but Punjab Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani does not consider 'sharab' (booze) an intoxicant. "I don't think 'sharab' (booze) is an intoxicant. You cannot call ...

"I don't think 'sharab' (booze) is an intoxicant. You cannot call alcohol an intoxicant. It is (consumed) there in the army, parties. "The government gives licences for manufacturing liquor, we ...