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Want to hit not wound
The Telugu Desam Party is in \'strike but not to wound’ syndrome as far as its ally BJP is concerned on the issue of special status to AP.
NDA puts TDP in odd spot over spl status
Vijayawada: The Telugu Desam Party is in 'strike but not to wound’ syndrome as far as its ally BJP is concerned on the issue of special status to AP. For the first time, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y Sujana Chowdary said special status is the right of the people of Andhra Pradesh and as partners of the NDA government he and other TDP MPs would do everything possible to see that they achieve special status.
The Union Minister clarified that there was no proposal to quit the Union Cabinet at this stage. Talking to media he said, “We are doing everything that was necessary in the interest of the state.” When questioned by the media why they were not resigning from the Union Cabinet when the BJP government had refused to give special status, Chowdary said, “I will give my letter of resignation right now but can you get special status with that. That is not the solution.”
Adopting a strident attitude, Agriculture Minister in the state P Pulla Rao in Guntur said the TDP and the state government will not keep quiet on the issue of special status and will continue to fight for it. Though some Central ministers have ruled out giving special status to Andhra, the TDP is still pinning hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.
Pulla Rao said that if Modi refuses to grant special status to Andhra Pradesh, the TDP will chalk out its future course of action. Deputy Chief Minister N Chinnarajappa also said that the government was determined to see that no injustice was done to the state.
The Centre has to keep up all the promises and assurances it had made at the time of bifurcation of the state. The Chief Minister would be writing a letter to the Prime Minister soon. He is also likely to meet the Prime Minister and take up the issue with him, he said.
