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A.P. Congress leader urges CM to insist on Special Category Status for State

A.P. Congress leader urges CM to insist on Special Category Status for State

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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Saturday (May 10) said the State Cabinet, which passed a resolution in its recent meeting declaring Amaravati as the permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh and has urged the Centre to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, to reflect this, should also have insisted on the grant of Special Category Status (SCS) for the State. In a statement, Mr. Shivaji said when the Cabinet approved a proposal for an amendment to the law in the sub-section (2) of Section 5, determining the name of the capital of the divided State of Andhra Pradesh as Amaravati, what stopped the government from asking the Centre to include Special Category Status in the Act. “The Congress has long been criticised for not drafting the Reorganisation Act properly, now that you have the opportunity, what is stopping you from amending it?” he asked Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Referring to the probe initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a multi-crore liquor scam during the YSRCP government, wherein top officials …

Modi exhorts people to vote for NDA for development of Andhra Pradesh, skips contentious issues

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu and JSP president Pawan Kalyan at the public meeting held at Boppudi village, near Chilakaluripeta, in Palnadu district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI In the first-ever joint public meeting of the BJP-TDP-JSP combine on March 17 (Sunday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi made critical comments against the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) dispensation in Andhra Pradesh calling it a “corrupt government.” Mr. Modi appealed to the electorate not to make the mistake of voting for the YSRCP or the Congress party, which, he said, were effectively operating as one and being led by members of the same family in collusion with one another. Addressing the ‘Praja Galam’ at Boppudi village, near Chilakaluripeta, in Palnadu district, Mr. Modi asserted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would meet the “regional aspirations.” Mr. Modi, however, did not even touch upon contentious issues such as capital Amaravati,  privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh and Polavaram irrigation project despite TDP national president N. Chandrababu …

Jagan meets PM Modi, reiterates special status demand for Andhra Pradesh | Latest News India

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and reiterated his government’s long-pending demand to grant special category status to the state. Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Friday (ANI) The hour-long meeting comes a day after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu met Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda in Delhi, stirring speculation that the two parties may join hands ahead of elections to the Andhra Pradesh assembly and the Lok Sabha. Experience Delhi’s rich history through a series of heritage walks with HT! Participate Now An official press release issued by the CM’s office confirmed that Jagan called on Modi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament to discuss “various issues related to the state”. “Appealed to the Prime Minister regarding release of Polavaram funds, electricity dues from Telangana to AP, guarantees of partition and special status,” the CMO said in a statement. Read …

Congress alone can safeguard interests of Andhra Pradesh, says AICC State in-charge Manickam Tagore

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AICC in-charge for Andhra Pradesh affairs Manickam Tagore | Photo Credit: File Photo “The Congress is starting a new journey in Andhra Pradesh from this election season and with the people’s support, we will safeguard the interests of the State,” All-India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Andhra Pradesh affairs Manickam Tagore said, here, on January 10 (Wednesday). Addressing the party’s executive meeting during his maiden visit to Andhra Pradesh as part of the election preparedness, he said that time was very short. “We have precisely 90 days after which people will decide who will rule Andhra Pradesh,” he said, advising the voters to exercise caution while choosing the next Prime Minister of the country. “If Narendra Modi continues in power again, Andhra Pradesh will never get the Special Category Status (SCS), the Metro Rail or the crucial Polavaram project and the many other promises made at the time of the bifurcation,” he said, asserting that only with the Congress at the Centre, it would be possible to fulfil the promises made to the people of …