Rs 3,500 Cr Liquor Scam Involved Rs.100 Cr Monthly Kickbacks during YSRCP rule: Lokesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Saturday said the alleged 3,500-crore rupee ‘liquor scam’ during the previous YSRCP government involved a monthly cash trail of over 100 crore rupees and 1,000 crore uncovered by the ED. On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate said it had seized assets worth more than Rs 441 million from various accused involved in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case.
The attached properties consist of bank balances, fixed deposits, land parcels and other immovable assets belonging to the prime accused Kasireddy Rajasekhara Reddy, his family members and related entities, other accused like Booneti Chanakya and related entities and relatives of Donthireddy Vasudeva Reddy and some of their entities.
The IT minister accused former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of “preaching prohibition” and said illegal liquor had allegedly destroyed thousands of families in the southern state.
“Rs 100 billion kickback every month. Rs 3,500 billion laundered. Cash trail of Rs 1,048 billion uncovered by ED. Is this the real story behind your ‘ban’ promise in 2019, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy?” Lokesh said in a post about ‘X’.
While preaching the ban, Jagan claimed that his friends were lining their pockets with thousands of trillions of rupees. Will you (Jagan) respond to the people of Andhra Pradesh or will your only defense be silence, Lokesh asked.
