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Naidu's U turn on Special Status to AP
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BJP senior leader and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is often heard saying that his party had forced the UPA government to grant special status to AP state while clearing the bifurcation bill in the parliament last year.
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BJP senior leader and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is often heard saying that his party had forced the UPA government to grant special status to AP state while clearing the bifurcation bill in the parliament last year.
Now, it appears that Venkaiah Naidu has taken a U-turn on the issue by saying there was no need for special status to the state. The BJP leader today laid a a foundation stone at Podalakuru in Nellore district.
Speaking at the meeting, he hinted that his priority was to get special projects for the state, but not special status. The Union Minister said that the states which have been granted special status are now struggling to get new projects.
By G Anjali
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