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Andhra: YSRCP demands probe into Rs 5,500 cr alleged scam

Vijayawada, Apr 23 (UNI) Former Minister Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna on Wednesday accused Andhra Pradesh's Chandrababu Naidu government of "brazenly fostering a liquor mafia" while "orchestrating a campaign of false allegations" against the "transparent" liquor policy of the preceding YSRCP regime.
Speaking at a press conference in Rajamahendravaram, he lashed out against Naidu, charging him with shielding his "own history of corruption in the liquor trade" by "fabricating" cases against the YSRCP’s governance. There is a calculated effort by the coalition to divert public attention from its "illicit profiteering" through the liquor industry.
The leader pointed to a CID case from the YSRCP tenure that named Naidu as the third accused in a liquor scam, as he facilitated undue benefits for three distilleries through a quid pro quo arrangement.
“Why is Naidu silent on this case?” they demanded, asserting that his administration’s unchecked corruption caused a Rs. 5,500 crore loss to the state exchequer between 2014 and 2019.
The minister contrasted this with the YSRCP’s transparent liquor policy, which eliminated private control over liquor shops, reduced their number by 33%, abolished 43,000 belt shops and 4,380 permit rooms, and imposed stricter regulations to curb illegal sales. These measures, they argued, prioritized public welfare over profiteering.
Under the coalition, however, the liquor trade has been handed over to a mafia controlled by its leaders. he said.
Calling for accountability, he urged the public to reject the coalition’s diversionary tactics and demand answers on Naidu’s role in the liquor scam. “The people of Andhra Pradesh deserve a government that serves them, not one that exploits them,” he asserted. UNI DP SSP
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