The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has raised questions on the BJP’s liquor policy over the ‘buy one, get one free’ offer in Uttar Pradesh. AAP’s Chief Spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar, slammed the BJP for endorsing a ‘buy one, get one free’ liquor policy in Uttar Pradesh while opposing the same in Delhi, where it was branded a ‘scam.’
The AAP Chief Spokesperson called out PM Modi for conveniently shifting his stance—promoting liquor sales in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, yet advocating prohibition in Gujarat and Bihar. She demanded that the BJP clarify its stand and asked whether hefty donations from liquor mafias were keeping PM Modi, CM Yogi, and the entire BJP leadership silent on the matter.
In a press conference, AAP’s Chief Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar launched a sharp attack on the BJP, questioning its inconsistent stance on liquor policy across states. She asked the BJP—what exactly is your stand on liquor policy? She expressed her confusion stating, “When PM Narendra Modi goes to Andhra Pradesh seeking votes, he promises that liquor will be available for ₹50. When he reaches Uttarakhand, he tells people to pay ₹10,000 and open a home bar.”
Priyanka Kakkar added that in Gujarat, he declares that liquor is a vice that fuels violence and must be banned. In Bihar, he claims it leads to domestic violence and crime, insisting on prohibition. “Yet, in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, he inaugurates 13 liquor shops. The same BJP that was occupied in defaming Arvind Kejriwal and AAP of ties with liquor barons and corruption over the ‘one plus one’ scheme in Delhi now remains silent as the same scheme thrives in Uttar Pradesh,” she put forth the contrast.
The AAP Spokesperson highlighted BJP’s hypocrisy, pointing out how AAP had swiftly acted on liquor discounts in Delhi. “When private manufacturers in Delhi gave such discounts on their own, the AAP government issued a notification on 28th February 2022 banning it. But today, in Uttar Pradesh, neither CM Yogi nor PM Modi nor any top BJP leader is speaking up,” she asserted, asking for the reason for silence on this.
She continued, “When the same ‘one plus one’ offer is being promoted in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, why isn’t there any action? The answer is clear—whether it’s betting companies, beef exporters, or liquor barons, they all funnel massive donations to the BJP. That is why the same leaders who used to hurl abuses at Arvind Kejriwal are now standing in silence. Are they standing in the queues outside these liquor shops? Where are all BJP leaders?”
Taking a dig at Yogi Adityanath, Priyanka Kakkar called out the BJP’s double standards in the name of religion, saying, “I want to ask the BJP—why is self-proclaimed ‘Sanatan Dharma’s guardian’ Baba Yogi Adityanath silent?”
She highlighted the irony that just before Navratri, his own state is openly promoting a ‘one plus one’ liquor sale, yet he remains quiet. She questioned, “Is he silent because the BJP is hand-in-glove with liquor mafias, pushing the youth of this country towards one plus one liquor?”
AAP Chief Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar concluded by saying that CM Yogi must explain his inaction and why it’s not a scam. “Why have they accepted massive donations from liquor barons? The BJP must immediately answer these questions.”
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