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V. Raghavendra

BJP flays Jagan for linking Purandeswari, Naidu to drug cartels

BJP State media in-charge Pathuri Nagabhushanam has condemned the comments made by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Daggubati Purandeswari and N. Chandrababu Naidu with regard to the recent major haul of drugs at Visakhapatnam.

He said that by making baseless allegations, “the Chief Minister could not cover up the sordid fact, which was that Andhra Pradesh became the hub for cocaine, ganja and drug businesses”.

Addressing mediapersons here on Thursday, Mr. Nagabhushanam questioned what Mr. Jagan did when a massive heroin smuggling racket was traced to Vijayawada previously, and that being the case, why would the people believe his utterances.

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