It is better to call Babu’s surname Sara (liquor) instead of Nara

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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said he is implementing welfare schemes in the name of Navaratnalu in the State. The previous Government headed by TDP President Chandrababu Naidu promoted cheap liquor brands in the State.

It is better to call Babu Surname Sara (liquor) instead of Nara, said Jagan. He categorically denied that his Government is promoting cheap liquor brands in the State. YS Jagan replying to a debate on liquor policy in the Assembly on Wednesday slammed the TDP for holding his Government responsible for the brands which were introduced during the TDP regime headed by Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

He alleged that the brands in circulation now were the same introduced by the previous TDP government. Denying the sale of cheap liquor, Jagan said the TDP was making baseless allegations over the recent deaths in Jangareddygudem town of West Godavari district. He reiterated that the deaths were natural and not related to illicit liquor.

Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the brands which the TDP is now talking about were all introduced during its own rule. Our brands are Navaratnalu and all liquor brands belong to Chandrababu Naidu. He said referring to a host of welfare schemes being implemented by the YSRCP Government under Navaratnalu.
Alleging that 254 new brands of liquor were introduced by Chandrababu Naidu Government, he said brands like ‘President Medal’, ‘Governor Choice’, ‘Boom Boom Beer’, ‘Powerstar 999’, and ‘Russian Romanov’ were all Naidu’s gifts. Jagan said his Government did not issue permission for a single new distillery while the previous Government issued permission for seven distilleries between 2014 and 2019.

CM also stated that the tests at SGS lab have established that there are no hazardous contents in the liquor available in the market. On the TDP’s contrary claims, he said the samples given by them might have been tampered with. TDP legislators vowed to continue their agitation both inside the Assembly and outside till the YSRCP Government stopped hazardous cheap liquor brands as well as illicit liquor. TDP, which has been protesting over the issue both in the legislature and outside, on Wednesday threatened a public stir while the YSRCP Government rubbished the allegations and launched a counter-attack.

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