Nara Lokesh has strongly countered YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s claims about a fake liquor racket in the state.

Jagan had accused the TDP government of turning Andhra Pradesh into a center for counterfeit liquor and blamed Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for supporting private liquor syndicates. He referred to a recent incident in Annamayya district’s Mulakalacheruvu, alleging that TDP-linked leaders were behind an illegal liquor unit. Jagan claimed one in three liquor bottles in the state was fake and said the government was favoring private dealers over public safety.

Responding the next day, Lokesh dismissed Jagan’s charges as false and politically motivated. He said it was the TDP government that uncovered the racket and arrested those responsible, including two TDP leaders who were immed

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