Former Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy stated that the TDP coalition government has broken its promise to implement a fair and transparent liquor policy and that leaders in the TDP coalition are acting in ways that reduce government revenue and misuse public funds.
Speaking to the media in Nellore, the former minister highlighted that syndicates have taken control of liquor shop applications, deciding who should apply for shops in different areas.
He further stated that commissions are already being collected for liquor shop allocations, and that pretexts are being used to collect shares in the management of these shops. He even stated that some leaders are blackmailing excise officials. He particularly pointed out that Minister Narayana from Nellore and Anita from Visakhapatnam are heavily involved in these dealings, ensuring their followers receive commissions and shares in liquor shops. He referenced an audio clip related to Minister Narayana that surfaced recently.
He mentioned that far fewer applications were submitted for liquor shops than the excise department reported. In some instances, only one or two applications were received for many shops, and for several, no applications were submitted at all and added that this highlights the strong influence of liquor syndicates.
