Spurious liquor racket has exposed TDP’s double standards, says Perni Nani

YSRCP person Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) has deed backmost astatine the TDP leaders implicit the spurious liquor scandal.

Accusing Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP of treble standards, Mr. Nani, portion addressing the media astatine Machilipatnam connected Friday, said they were protecting criminals with tainted past.

Mr. Nani further criticised Mr. Naidu and HRD Minister N. Lokesh for “prioritising idiosyncratic gains implicit nationalist welfare.”

The Excise Department was alarmed astatine the sheer standard of fake liquor production, the YSRCP person said, adding that licensed distilleries were facing unfair contention from amerciable operations astatine places similar Mulakalacheruvu successful Annamayya district.

The erstwhile instances astatine Amalapuram, Parawada of Anakapalli, and Nellore exemplify however wide the racket was, helium said, adding that the racket had travel to airy lone owed to disputes successful the TDP implicit sharing of profits.

Mr. Nani questioned wherefore the Ministers from the districts affected remained soundless and wherefore the Excise Minister did not taken immoderate action. “Why is Mr. Lokesh, known for his progressive societal media presence, staying quiet,” helium wondered. “They are trying to downplay the cases alternatively of pursuing them thoroughly,” helium alleged.