Andhra Pradesh Special Category Gets Mentioned in Congress Manifesto 2019

[Kool_SRG]

Congress officially promises special status for Andhra Pradesh in manifesto

Granting of Special Category Status to the state has been a longstanding demand, and one that was also promised by the UPA-II government in 2014.

The Congress party has said in its manifesto released on Tuesday, that it will grant Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh if it came into power at the Centre. SCS is a long pending demand in the state as it was promised by the UPA-II government when the state was bifurcated in 2014, as Andhra was left with no capital and very little infrastructure and means of revenue generation. 

"Congress will give Special Category status to Andhra Pradesh as promised by Dr. Manmohan Singh on February 20, 2014 in the Rajya Sabha," the party’s manifesto states.

In 2014, Congress had drawn a blank in both Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, as the people of the residual state were irked at the national party for the bifurcation of the state. However, the party has been trying to change the narrative and shift the blame on the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of going back on a promise by a Prime Minister on the floor of the House.

In 2016, massive protests broke out across the state after then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a 'special economic package' for Andhra, instead of the special status. Jaitley claimed that the 14th Finance Commission had recommended that the special category status can be given only to hill states and north-eastern states.

While both Congress and BJP do not fare a good chance in the state, they are pinning their hopes on the regional parties. The Congress is lenient towards the TDP, which left the NDA alliance, while the BJP is eyeing the YSRCP as a potential post-poll ally.

In 2018, The TDP had stalled proceedings in Parliament during the budget session and even moved a no-confidence motion, while the MPs of the YSRCP had also submitted their resignations in protest. Elections to the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state are scheduled to be held on April 11.

Elections to the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state are scheduled to be held on April 11.

[Kool_SRG]

@timmy     @futureofandhra

[Kool_SRG]

 

Good they have mentioned about it officially.

[Shankara_Sastry]

[jobseeker1]

Lol... that is impossible to implement man...

cbn ki malli U-Turn thappadu.....esari evadi sanka lo durtado papam.....  

[Kool_SRG]

You can see it mentioned in Pg - 34.

 

10. Congress will give Special Category status to Andhra Pradesh as promised by Dr. Manmohan Singh on 20 February 2014 in the Rajya Sabha.  

 

Any one interested can download the manifesto pdf from official link   https://manifesto.inc.in/pdf/english.pdf

 

[manadonga]

Chuddam 

[AndhraneedSCS]

ee include chesededo 5 years back AP Re-org bill lo include cheste veedi situation inkoncham bagundedhi 

[bhaigan]

42 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

 

Good they have mentioned about it officially.

[JohnSnow]

Enthaina mana AP prajalu innocent vayya. Modi istha ante vaadiu venaka velalru, vadu notlo matti kottadu.

Ippudu malli state seperate chesina congress matalu nammutunnaru, vallu kuda left leg tho kodataru

[bhaigan]

1 minute ago, JohnSnow said:

Enthaina mana AP prajalu innocent vayya. Modi istha ante vaadiu venaka velalru, vadu notlo matti kottadu.

Ippudu malli state seperate chesina congress matalu nammutunnaru, vallu kuda left leg tho kodataru

Agreed election stunt kuda ayi undachu

[CricPokChic]

Just now, bhaigan said:

Agreed election stunt kuda ayi undachu

anduke complete majority rakudadu either BJP or congress ki in center....AP support kavali ante SCS istene ivvali...

[snoww]

50 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

@timmy     @futureofandhra

So ippudu elections lo congress ki vote veyyala ani @futureofandhra bro asking 

[bhaigan]

Just now, CricPokChic said:

anduke complete majority rakudadu either BJP or congress ki in center....AP support kavali ante SCS istene ivvali...

Exactly, I second you

[CricPokChic]

Just now, snoww said:

So ippudu elections lo congress ki vote veyyala ani @futureofandhra bro asking 

AP lo congress ekkada undi assalu vote veyyataniki....