Act tough on shops selling liquor at inflated price, Pawan Kalyan tells Excise officials

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has made it wide that selling liquor astatine prices higher than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) is simply a nonstop usurpation of rules and brings a atrocious sanction to the government.

The Deputy Chief Minister, successful a station connected X connected Tuesday,  responded aft receiving complaints from crossed the State, including Kakinada district, alleging that liquor shops were charging prices supra the prescribed MRP. Similar complaints had reportedly been pouring successful from respective different districts arsenic well.

After examining the complaints, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said that liquor store owners indispensable adhere to the authorities norms portion selling alcohol. He cautioned that overpricing liquor not lone violated regulations but besides damaged the credibility of the government.

He directed the Excise Department officials to support continuous surveillance implicit liquor shops crossed the State and instrumentality strict enactment against store owners recovered selling liquor astatine inflated prices. He emphasised that enforcement should beryllium steadfast and accordant to forestall specified violations from recurring.

The State government, helium asserted, would not tolerate immoderate deviation from prescribed rules successful liquor income and was committed to ensuring transparency and compliance successful the excise system.