Vijayawada, Oct. 5 -- Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that Andhra Pradesh fast becoming the number one state in spurious liquor trade.

Taking to 'X' platform, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said that a shocking incident in Mulakalacheruvu, Annamayya district, where TDP leaders themselves set up and operated a counterfeit liquor factory, exposed the deep-rooted liquor mafia nurtured by Naidu's leadership. "This is not just illegal trade, it is organized crime that endangers lives and loots the state exchequer," he asserted.

According to him, Naidu deliberately dismantled government liquor shops and replaced them with a syndicate-driven private network. Liquor shops, belt shops, and illegal permit rooms ar...