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People will not excuse AP CM warn Left parties
The Centre came forward to hold talks with Naidu only after the Left parties garnered support from public on the issue and mounted pressure through agitations. The Chief Minister should know that he could not rule the State ignoring the people sentiments towards development of the State. “He must get special category status and other promises made in AP Reorganisation Act from Prime Minster.
Vijayawada: Left parties warned Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that the people would not excuse him, if he failed to get Prime Minister Modi’s nod for special category status to AP. The CPI and CPM State leaders staged a relay hunger strike at Lenin centre, here on Friday, demanding special status.
CPM State secretary P Madhu, CPI State secretary K Ramakrishna, CPI leader and former MLC Jalli Wilson and other leaders participated in the protest. Speaking at the protest, CPM state secretary Madhu said the Chief Minister was trying to divert people’s attention from the issue which reflects his failure.
The Centre came forward to hold talks with Naidu only after the Left parties garnered support from public on the issue and mounted pressure through agitations. The Chief Minister should know that he could not rule the State ignoring the people sentiments towards development of the State. “He must get special category status and other promises made in AP Reorganisation Act from Prime Minster.
If he fails, people would not tolerate him as they feel SCS is the key for development of the State” he said. He demanded that the Centre to immediately fulfill its promises on SCS as well as financial aid to backward districts, Polavarm irrigation project and setting up of educational institutions.
Former MLC Jalli Wilson said Left parties were ready to intensify the agitation, if the Centre failed to accord special status. He alleged the Chief Minister had double standards on the key issues of the State as he was keen to nurture his own interests.
CPM State council member Ch Babu Rao said the BJP government was breaching the rights of States and asked the CM to take against Minister for Endowments D Manikyala Rao for making statements against necessity of special status. CPI city secretary D Sankar and other participated.
