Don’t look for any logic in the decisions of the TDP government for it is a reincarnation of the Tughlaq regime.
The TDP government intends to bring down the consumption of liquor in AP and how does it propose to achieve this noble aim? By taking over the retail liquor business in the State on the lines of Tamil Nadu.
Since licenses given to more than 4000 liquor shops across the State are going to expire by June 30, the government has begun finalizing its new liquor policy aimed at taking over the entire business from the hands of private persons.
Ironically, the move is intended to boost revenues for the cash strapped state. And this move comes from a Party that had called for a blanket ban on the sale of liquor when in the Opposition.
How can monopolizing a business inimical to public interest and health bring down consumption? It is like, the Union Government taking over ITC to reduce smoking in the country.