Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson N Tulasi Reddy on Monday accused the Telugu Desam Party of adopting double standards against the new liquor policy announced by the State Government recently.
Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, Tulasi Reddy stated that the Telugu Desam party has no right to speak on new liquor policy as it only introduced the lottery system in allotment of shops. By opposing the lottery system, he said that the double standard of TDP has been exposed. He said that the TDP has been opposing the lottery system in order to get mileage on the liquor policy.
Stating that number of liquor shops during TDP regime stood at 9.92 percent, he said that the liquor shops in the Congress period stand at 8.6 percent. Reiterating that the government was taking all measures to check belt shops in the rural areas, Tulasi Reddy said that the government was taking steps to ensure sale of liquor at MRP.
(INN)