The state unit chief of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh is being mocked by opposition parties and netizens after promising to provide the public liquor at cheap rates if his party is voted into power.
Addressing the public in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada, BJP politician Somu Veerraju said: "Vote for the BJP and we will sell you liquor at INR 75 ($1) and if the revenue improves further, we will provide you liquor even at INR 50 ($0.67)".
Referring to Veerraju's promise to the general public, Srinivas B.V., the chief of the youth wing of India'a main opposition party, Congress, took a dig at the BJP's old promise to voters in which the party had assured the public at large of witnessing "Achche Din" (Good Days) if it came to power.
While mocking Veerraju's promise, All India Trinamool Congress parliamentarian Mahua Moitra termed it a "brilliant" poll plan, saying: "What next? Side order of bovine kebabs?"
Sharing the video of Veerraju’s public address, Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi acting president and Minister K.T. Rama Rao took a dig at the BJP while remarking that the party has stooped to "a new low".
A number of netizens have also mocked the BJP's state unit chief, with some advising him to change his name, while others said that this promise will tempt people to move to Andhra Pradesh.