Vijayawada MP Sivanath seeks CBI probe into liquor scam 

Kesineni Sivanath in Vijayawada. File photograph
| Photograph Credit score: The Hindu

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath wrote a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director on Thursday (Might 8, 2025) looking for a probe into the multi-crore liquor rip-off that purportedly passed off in the course of the YSR Congress Social gathering (YSRCP) regime between 2019 and 2024. 

He said that the folks of Andhra Pradesh had been deeply involved concerning the alarming revelations concerning the liquor rip-off that amounted to almost ₹3,600 crore.

There was rising public outrage and demand for transparency over how such an enormous rip-off involving State assets and public well being went unchecked, he famous. 

The folks have a proper to know the reality and see these accountable held accountable no matter their place or affiliation.

Given the seriousness, magnitude, and inte-State monetary implications of the rip-off, the CBI ought to take over the case and provoke an intensive and neutral probe.  “A CBI Inquiry will restore public belief and be sure that justice is delivered with out affect or bias”, Mr. Sivanath urged. 

Among the many most important accused within the rip-off are Rajampet MP P.V. Midhun Reddy, former MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy and retired IAS officer Okay. Dhanunjaya Reddy.