Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said it was the responsibility of the Centre to come to the rescue of Andhra Pradesh, as the ill-planned bifurcation had left it without a capital and empty coffers.
Mr. Naidu is believed to have told the weekly meeting of senior party leaders, Ministers and MLAs that he would impress upon the Centre during his visit to Delhi on Sunday to be liberal in granting funds to the State, as it was meted out injustice on every front.
The State had 52 per cent of then united AP, but it was allotted only 47 per cent of the income, he said.
The UPA government went about the bifurcation process in a haphazard and hurried manner, leaving the residual Andhra Pradesh in misery, he said and recalled that what he had predicted before bifurcation had now come true.
Power tariff hike
On the proposed power tariff hike, he said no final decision had been taken. The proposals were made by power distribution companies to the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, and the government is studying them.
