After months of dilly-dallying, the BJP government has finally come out clear on its stand regarding the special status to Andhra Pradesh at the Parliament today. Yesterday, the Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha categorically stated that AP would not be accorded the special status category as it was not mentioned in the AP Reorganization Act.
Today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on his speech during the discussion on the Financial bill in the Lok Sabha said that the centre has so far allotted Rs. 6,403 crores to Andhra Pradesh under the AP Reorganization Act and another Rs. 2,800 crores towards the state’s deficit.Arun Jaitley further said that the BJP government is also fulfilling the promises made by Congress to AP and that it will continue to assist the state even in the future, hinting that the state won’t get the special status.
Stating that all the directives mentioned in the AP Reorganization Act have been fulfilled by the centre and reiterating that the BJP has given Andhra Pradesh more than it deserved, Arun Jaitely conveniently ignored the special status proposal and said that Rs. 2015 crores were allotted for Amaravati construction and that the centre is committed to assist the state in the Polavaram project.
With Arun Jaitely’s revelations, it is loud and clear that the BJP has backstabbed Andhra Pradesh on its promises and in the process, it has made its stance clear that it is heading for a split with its alliance, the TDP. With the opposition leaders’ pressure mounting on him with each passing day, Chandrababu is forced to go all out against BJP and severe all ties with the NDA government.
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