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News Topical, Digital Desk : The Andhra Pradesh police has filed a chargesheet in a local court in connection with the alleged Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam, saying former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was among those who received total bribes amounting to an average of Rs 50-60 crore per month.
Jagan's name has not been mentioned as an accused in the 305-page charge sheet. However, the court has not yet taken cognizance of the charge sheet. All India Congress Committee's Andhra Pradesh in-charge Manikam Tagore has said that former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is the real mastermind of this scam that took place during the rule of the YSR Congress Party.
Former Excise Minister K. Narayan Swamy summoned
On Xpost he alleged that Jagan's liquor mafia has ruined one crore poor families in the state. He claimed that in exchange for bribes worth crores, reliable liquor brands were replaced with substandard and harmful brands. Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the scam has summoned former Excise Minister K. Narayan Swamy.
He has been issued a notice under Section 179 of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) directing him to appear at the SIT office on Monday (July 21) at 10 am. On the other hand, YSRCP Lok Sabha member PV Midhun Reddy, arrested by the SIT on Saturday in the case, has been sent to judicial custody till August 1. He was produced before the Vijayawada Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) court on Sunday.
Serious allegations against Jagan Mohan Reddy
- However, the chargesheet states that 'the collected amount was finally handed over to Kesireddy Rajashekar Reddy. Rajashekar Reddy then gave the money to Vijay Sai Reddy, Mithun Reddy and Balaji, who transferred it to former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. On an average, Rs 50-60 crore was collected every month (during the 2019-24 YSRCP regime).'
- The chargesheet also said that a witness has also confirmed this. The chargesheet said that the 'mastermind and co-conspirator' of the scam, Rajashekar Reddy, played a key role in replacing the automated OFS (order for supply) with a manual process, besides influencing manipulation of the excise policy. He appointed his loyalists in APSBCL (Andhra Pradesh State Beverage Corporation Limited).
- He allegedly set up fake distilleries and paid 'bribes' to Jagan through another accused Balaji Govindappa. Rajashekar Reddy, along with accused Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy (former MLA), sent cash worth Rs 250-300 crore for elections on behalf of the YSRCP party. He was also responsible for money laundering through more than 30 fake firms. The amount was invested in buying land, gold, luxury properties in Dubai and Africa.
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