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AP: Niadu headed govt. launched false propaganda against previous regime

Vijayawada, May 12 (UNI) Former Health Minister Vidadala Rajini condemned the Naidu headed coalition government’s false propaganda against YSRCP’s liquor policy, calling it a desperate attempt to divert attention from their failures. She said linking health issues to YSRCP’s liquor policy is baseless and aimed at tarnishing the legacy of the previous government.
The coalition government claims that liquor consumption surged under YS Jagan’s regime, leading to a rise in liver and kidney diseases. This is a blatant lie. The YSRCP government took decisive steps to reduce alcohol consumption, implementing measures like government oversight of liquor shops, reduced operating hours, and the abolition of 43,000 illegal belt shops. The data speaks for itself: Liquor (IML) sales dropped from 3.84 crore cases in 2018-19 under Chandrababu to 3.32 crore cases in 2023-24 under YS Jagan, and beer sales fell from 2.77 crore cases to 1.12 crore cases in the same period. “How can TDP allege increased consumption when sales clearly declined under YSRCP’s governance?” she questioned.
Rajini highlighted that the coalition peddled falsehoods while ignoring its own track record. Chandrababu introduced 200 new liquor brands during 2014-19, flooding the market with names like President Medal and Power Star etc. In contrast, YS Jagan continued the existing brands, maintaining the same distilleries, most of which were established under Chandrababu’s regime. The quality of liquor was validated by Chennai’s SJS Lab, which approved the standards, alongside additional labs during YS Jagan’s tenure. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) further declared the liquor policy was in compliance with the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002. Notably, no deaths due to illicit liquor were reported during YS Jagan’s tenure (2019-24).
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