Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister K Samuel Jawahar of TDP locked horns with Endowment Minister P Manikyala Rao of BJP. The BJP leader is against the running of belt shops (illegal liquor vends in villages) while the TDP is not taking stringent action and allegedly wants to continue them. Manikyala is keen on his principles while Jawahar has to meet his departments targets.

Manikyala Rao was obligated to visit liquor-addicted sick men, by the women of his constituency. The minister who has influence of RSS, troubled with the several complaints, commenced a straight-out ban on belt shops in his constituency. He even instituted a task force to implement the ban. The minister received support from women’s organisations.

This of course did not go well with ally TDP. Jawahar dismissed the statements of Manikyala. Both the ministers who hail from the West Godvari district are non-drinkers and are obligated by different reasons.

One of the first files inked by the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu after taking oath in 2014 is related to closure of belt shops. But it is a known fact that these shops are sources to realize revenues and assist in overcoming the problems of deficit economy. While BJP leader is obligated to the people of his constituency on the other hand the TDP leader is duty-bound to his government.