Overview

• Jagan Mohan Reddy has labeled the ongoing liquor scam probe as a sham, alleging it was created to deflect attention from legal cases involving current CM Chandrababu Naidu.
• The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) continue investigating alleged kickbacks and irregularities in liquor policy under YSRCP's 2019–24 rule, with arrests of former officials and aides.
• Jagan asserts that liquor sales declined during his tenure, citing increased taxes and QR-coded bottles, and claims no evidence supports the scam allegations.
• The YSRCP has announced June 4 as 'Betrayal Day' to highlight alleged governance failures and political harassment by the TDP-led coalition.
• Jagan accuses the current government of vendetta politics, coercing confessions, and creating an 'undeclared emergency' to target political opponents.