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Andhra Pradesh Minister of Excise and Mines Kollu Ravindra has asserted that the State authorities is taking stringent measures to curb the accumulation and proviso of spurious liquor.
Addressing the media astatine the Secretariat connected Thursday, Mr. Ravindra said the Enforcement Wing of the Excise Department was efficaciously controlling the menace. “Under the Navodayam programme, 21 districts person already been declared liquor-free,” the Minister said.
“The authorities is considering the spurious liquor lawsuit astatine Mulakalacheruvu successful Annamayya territory precise seriously. Strict enactment volition beryllium taken against those involved, irrespective of their position,” the Minister asserted.
Mr. Ravindra said the enforcement squad had seized 30 cans of spurious liquor, fake labels, cartons, and sealing equipment. “Action has been initiated against respective persons linked to the case, including barroom owners and Excise staff, with 1 sub-inspector being suspended for negligence,” the Minister said.
‘False propaganda’
He criticised the YSRCP for “spreading mendacious propaganda” connected fake liquor incidents to make panic among the public. “Those publishing oregon circulating fake quality successful the print, electronic, oregon societal media volition look ineligible enactment nether BNS Sections 353 and 356,” the Minister warned, adding that “all spurious liquor cases during 2019–2024 volition beryllium thoroughly investigated, and those liable prosecuted arsenic per law.”
