YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday condemned the alleged liquor scam case, calling it a ‘manufactured narrative’ created purely for media theatrics.
Jagan Mohan Reddy’s comments came after a local court in Vijayawada sent YSRCP MP PV Midhun Reddy to judicial custody till August 1.
Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the case was allegedly built on forced confessions through pressure, threats, torture, bribes, and inducements, condemning Midhun Reddy’s arrest and said it was ‘politically motivated’.
“The alleged liquor scam is nothing but a manufactured narrative, created purely for media theatrics and to divert attention from real issues,” said Jagan Mohan Reddy in a post on X.
He highlighted Midhun Reddy’s three consecutive Lok Sabha victories, accusing the TDP-led NDA government of orchestrating a false narrative to hide its own scams and target opposition voices.
Jagan Mohan Reddy said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu himself remains out on bail in liquor-related corruption cases with regard to the 2014-19 period.
The YSRCP alleged that the TDP is reviving corrupt liquor practices by reopening belt shops (unlicensed liquor shos), illegal permit rooms and encouraging backdoor sales after dismantling the erstwhile YSRCP government’s ‘successful transparent liquor reforms’.
Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the TDP of reintroducing liquor mafia control, reinstating syndicate-driven corruption in licence allocations and weakening the enforcement established under the previous YSRCP government’s liquor distribution system.
The former CM said that Naidu is allegedly misusing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to arrest YSRCP leaders indefinitely without fair trial, using false cases as political weapons to destabilise strong opposition leadership.
The opposition leader vowed that the YSRCP will courageously fight injustices, defend democracy and protect people’s rights against the TDP’s alleged oppressive, politically driven actions under Naidu’s administration.
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