Vijayawada, Aug. 1 -- YSRCP State Coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy stated that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu created the liquor scam only to divert public attention from the corruption that took place during his earlier tenure.
Speaking to the media outside the ACB Court in Vijayawada, he said the government is running a malicious campaign using baseless theories and linking unrelated cash seizures to the liquor scam with no clear evidence.
He recalled that the actual liquor scam took place during the TDP regime from 2014 to 2019 when Rs 1,300 crore per annum worth of privileged fees was cancelled without the approval of the Finance Department or discussion in the Cabinet. Chandrababu Naidu himself signed that file....