TDP Mahila wing stages protest in Visakhapatnam

Raising slogans against the YSR Congress Party, the women wing leaders alleged that the government has completely failed to implement liquor prohibition which it promised before election.

Members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Mahila Wing staged a protest near a State government-run liquor outlet against the government’s decision to reduce taxes on prices of the liquor, in Visakhapatnam city on December 23. As part of the protest, TDP members broke the liquor bottles in front of the shop.

Raising slogans against the YSR Congress Party, the women wing leaders alleged that the government has completely failed to implement liquor prohibition which it promised before election and is now encouraging people to consume more liquor by reducing the prices.

TDP Mahila wing leader Anantha Lakshmi alleged that the government was selling cheap and harmful liquor, which is affecting the health of people by consuming it. She also alleged huge scale of corruption in the liquor outlets and also questioned why has the government not facilitated any online payment facility at the wine shops.