India, Aug. 16 -- BJP's Maharashtra vice-president and former MP Sujay Vikhe-Patil on Sunday alleged that the war tactics and shifting positions of US President Donald Trump had contributed to an increase in alcohol consumption among some people in India.

Vikhe-Patil also linked the delay in the construction of the Ahilyanagar-Manmad Road in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district to a series of global developments, including attacks on Iran and disruptions to crude oil supplies.

He claimed that the disruption in crude oil availability had, in turn, affected the supply of bitumen required for road construction.

Speaking in Ahilyanagar, Vikhe-Patil criticised Trump over what he described as his frequently changing positions on the war and mi...