CM failed to convince Centre: YSRCP

Chittoor: The YSRCP leaders and workers staged a dharna at the Collectorate here on Tuesday, demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh. YSRCP MLAs Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, K Narayanaswamy, N Amarnatha Reddy, Sunil and Desai Thippa Reddy; party district convener J Srinivasulu, party district women wing president Gayatri Devi and other senior functionaries also took part in protest.

Speaking on the occasion, Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy came down heavily on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his failure in exerting pressure on the BJP-led NDA government. The Piler MLA regretted that the Chief Minister has no interest in developing the State. He added that the State is running with deficit budget due to inefficiency of Chandrababu Naidu. He demanded the Union Ministers from TDP to tender resignation to their posts for achieving special status to the State.

Puthalapattu MLA Sunil alleged that Congress, TDP and BJP had done great injustice to the truncated Andhra Pradesh. The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced special status to newly formed State in Rajya Sabha, he said adding that Chandrababu Naidu is now shedding crocodile tears on the issue by colluding with the BJP. He reiterated that YSRCP President YS Jaganmohan Redy is committed to development of the State. “Jagan has been exerting pressure on Centre to get special status to AP,” he added. Sunil stated that it has become herculean task for YSRCP to convince Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the need of special status to AP as Chief Minister was adopting double standards on the issue. Madanapalle MLA Desai Thippa Reddy exuded confidence of Jaganmohan Reddy becoming next Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

YSRCP, CPI protest for special status
Tirupati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu unable to fight fiercely with the Central government for the special category status as he is at the mercy of its to bail him out from the cash-for-vote case, said YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary and former MLA B Karunakar Reddy. The YSRCP activists staged a dharna before RDO office here on Tuesday, as part of the statewide stir call given by the party.

Addressing the party activists, Reddy said that two years back Narendra Modi, M Venkaiah Naidu and N Chandrababu Naidu have promised the people of AP during an election meeting here, at the foot of Tirumala, that they will get special status to AP if their combine voted to power. Reddy said the same leaders are now turned speechless and voiceless even as the whole State on one voice loudly seeking them to fulfill their poll promise.

Declaring that his party will not rest till the State achieves special category status, he said the YSRCP is gearing up for a mass movement to force the Centre to accord special status and financial package to AP. He also said that the party would consider all options to realise special status including legal course. Party town president P Pratap Reddy and others also spoke.

Later, a delegation of party leaders led by Karunakar Reddy submitted a memorandum to Sub-Collector Himanshu Shukla.

The CPI activists on Tuesday staged a novel protest by wearing a dress made of leaves at Ambedkar Statue Circle in support special status.

Speaking on the occasion, CPI leader A Rama Naidu demanded Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to snap ties with BJP and fight for special status. He wanted him to convene an all-party meeting immediately and lead a delegation to the Delhi to see the Centre accord special status to the State.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi betrayed the people of the State and stated that the people will teach his party a bitter lesson in the next elections. CPI city secretary C Penchalaiah and others also spoke.

Nellore: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders staged a protest in front of the Collectorate here on Tuesday, demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh.

Legislators K Govardhan Reddy, K Sridhar Reddy, P Anil Kumar, R Pratap Kumar Reddy, leaders N Prasanna Kumar Reddy, Anam Vijaya
Kumar Reddy and others took part in the protest.

They shouted slogans against the ruling TDP government for its failure to get special status to truncated AP.