Leader of the Opposition and YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said the State lags behind in every field due to non-fulfilment of the promise made during bifurcation with regard to Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.
Addressing the ‘Yuvabheri’ here on Tuesday, Mr. Reddy observed that the State would have been benefited a lot if it was accorded Special Category Status. Several companies would have invested in the State thus creating jobs to the youth.
“The State government was trying to fool the people by saying that special package was better than the SCS,” he pointed out.
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Stating that SCS was not a closed chapter, Mr. Reddy argued that the 11 States which were enjoying SCS were allotted a larger quantum of funds and even given concessions under the recently introduced GST.
“A sum of ₹1.58 lakh crore was given by the Centre to the states with 7.5 crore population and with SCS during 2016-17. With four crore population, what Andhra Pradesh got? The government should come out with clear answers,” Mr. Reddy said.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu promised many, but not a single one of them have materialised till date, Mr. Reddy pointed out.
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Padayatra
Mr. Reddy said he would undertake a 3,000-km yatra spanning over six months starting from November 2 during which he would highlight the failures of the government and interact with people.