Chandrababu Naidu to order probe against Jagan Reddy's liquor policy in Andhra
India TodayAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday alleged that the liquor policies introduced by the previous Jagan Mohan Reddy government have caused a loss of Rs 18,860 crore to the state exchequer in the last five years. Releasing a white paper in the Assembly on the excise policy adopted by the previous YSRCP government, Chief Minister Naidu said that the assistance of the Enforcement Directorate will also be sought as liquor was sold accepting payments only in cash, without any online transactions. Further, he said that in the name of liquor, loans were raised for a period of 10 to 25 years, referring to it as a “big defrauding of the state in the country's history.” Naidu alleged that 1.78 crore litres of illicitly distilled liquor were seized between 2019 and 2024, resulting in increased crime, adverse health impacts, and failed enforcement, severely impacting poorer sections due to inflated prices. “The former chief minister, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, too is a case study on how the head of the state should not be.