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VUPF to intensify stir for special railway zone
The Visakha United People’s Front at a round-table meeting organised here on Wednesday found fault with the NDA government for not granting the long pending demand of special railway zone Visakhapatnam as headquarters and a special package for the backward north Andhra. Therefore, the meeting has decided to intensify the stir demanding special railway zone.
Visakhapatnam: The Visakha United People’s Front at a round-table meeting organised here on Wednesday found fault with the NDA government for not granting the long pending demand of special railway zone Visakhapatnam as headquarters and a special package for the backward north Andhra. Therefore, the meeting has decided to intensify the stir demanding special railway zone.
It further decided to mount pressure on the Union Ministers and MPs from the State by organising mass relay hunger fasts and finally they will lead a delegation to Parliament. Front Chairman Prof KS Chalam alleged that the Central government is neglecting to implement the issues incorporated in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act-2013 resulting in injustice meted out to north Andhra. He expressed anguish over the Union Ministers and MPs of the State for keeping mum when there was no mention of a special railway zone in the Railway Budget and a special package in the Union Budget.
With inability and apathy of these Ministers and MPs, the Centre is not implementing the issues mentioned in the Act, he flayed. Referring to the allocation of Rs 100 crore for the Polavaram project and meagre amount for Visakha Metro Rail Project, he said that it was nothing but to insult the State.
The round-table further demanded the Union Ministers of TDP and BJP to respond to the demand immediately and to cooperate with the Front in intensifying the agitation by taking a team comprising all parties, civil and mass organisations to Parliament failing which they will face the wrath of north Andhra people. CS Rao (PrajaSpandana), Koyya Prasada Reddy (YSRCP), B Ganga Rao (CPM), D Markandeyulu (CPI), MLR Patnaik (MCPI-U), George Bangari (BSP), MSN Murty (Lok Satta), Sheik Nagurvalli (AAP), other leaders Chandrasekhar, Kalyana Rao and S Prasada Rao were present at the round-table.
