Spl Status AP people’s right: YSRCP

Vijayawada: YSRCP Krishna district leaders and activists took out a huge rally from Police Control Room to Lenin Centre here on Tuesday, demanding that the Central government give Special Status to Andhra Pradesh.

The YSRCP leaders raised slogans like ‘Special Status is AP people’s right and Central government must concede to the justified demands of Telugu people’.

The YSRCP leaders, Kolusu Parthasarathy, Uppuleti Kalpana, P Gowtham Reddy, Meka Pratap Apparao, Pyla Sominaidu and others led the rally. They garlanded the statue of Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in front of the Police Control Room and paid homage to the departed leader. Later, they took out a rally holding huge banners and flexes and reached Lenin Centre passing via Besant Road.

The party activists raised slogans denouncing the Telugu Desam Government’s failure to get Special Status. They said Special Status was the right of Andhra Pradesh people.

Later, they staged a huge dharna at Lenin Centre. Addressing the huge gathering, Kolusu Parthasarathy and other leaders alleged that the Chief Minister, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, had failed to convince the BJP government to get the Special Status. They came down heavily on the BJP government criticising that it cheated Andhra Pradesh by keeping the AP people in the dark on Special Status. They alleged that the Telugu Desam Party was not withdrawing from the NDA because some MPs would lose the portfolios in the Central Cabinet. The YSRCP leaders vowed to continue fight till the State gets Special Status as promised by Congress and BJP before bifurcation of the State.

Special Status is right of AP: YSRCP
Ongole: The YSRCP leaders in Prakasam district staged a protest in front of Collectorate on Tuesday, demanding the Central government to announce Special Status for Andhra Pradesh. They raised slogans in support of Special Status and against the State and Central governments for not responding to the demand.

MLA Adimulapu Suresh said, “We wanted to educate public on the demand and need of Special Status to the State, but the government utilised the forces to restrict the party leaders from attending the protest. The Chief Minister is busy touring in countries like America and Singapore, but the day is approaching fast to demand an explanation from him on the Special Status. The Congress is expressing sorry for its action and introduced a private bill demanding the Special Status. The YSRCP is demanding the ruling party to come forward and support the private bill and vote for it.”

MLA Janke Venkata Reddy said, “We went to Delhi and demanded the Central government to give Special Status to the State. We requested the ruling party to come forward for the benefit of the State but there is no response from it. The development of Prakasam district is also depended on the Special Status and we are requesting the public to be part of the agitation for their benefit.”

Naidu not mounting pressure on Centre
Amaravati: YSRCP leaders staged a dharna at Collectorate in Guntur city on Tuesday to mount pressure on the State and Central governments to give Special Status to AP and keep up election promise. In response to the call given by the party State committee, the party leaders staged a dharna at Collectorate in the city.

Addressing the gathering, MLC Ummareddy Venkateswararlu criticised that the Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, was not mounting pressure on the Centre to get Special Status to AP and pledged interests of State to Centre for gaining political mileage.

YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu criticised that the Chandrababu Naidu had no commitment to get Special Status to AP and warned that the voters would teach him a lesson in the coming elections. He said that the TDP government had failed to protect interests of the State.

MLAs Shaik Mustafa, Alla Rama Krishna Reddy, YSRCP leader Lella Appi Reddy and others were present.