Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu rapped the BJP-led Union government for failing to implement the provisions in the AP Reorganisation Act. Talking at the Nava Nirmana Deeksha on Saturday, Mr Naidu said that the Centre spent a whopping Rs 1 lakh crores for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project which is non-viable but was not showing interest in Vizag and Vijayawada metro projects, citing viability issues.
He also questioned as to why Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan started criticising the TD government after the ruling party snapped ties with the NDA and alleged that the YSRC has a clandestine understanding with the BJP. He said that instead of showing interest in extending a hand to Andhra Pradesh which had suffered and meted injustice due to irrational state bifurcation, the Prime Minister was showing special interest towards his home state Gujarat and Dholera city.
The Chief Minister said that while the Union government was not coming forward to fund Vizag- Chennai Industrial Corridor, special incentives are being given to Delhi-Mumbai industrial Corridor that goes through Modi’s Gujarat.
He added that both the Union government and BJP national president Amit Shah were telling blatant lies as the state government had submitted utilisation certificates of the Central funds to the Union government and also the details of funds given for the new capital’s construction. Mr Naidu said that only '1,500 crore have been released by the Centre for the new capital against '2,500 crore as being claimed by the BJP leaders. He said that '1,000 crore was released for Guntur and Vijayawada cities.
Mr Naidu also said that though the State government had come forward to offer the required land and iron ore mines in Obulapuram, the Centre was not ready to set up a steel plant in Kadapa. He also found fault with the Centre for asking the state government to provide '4,000 crore as viability gap funding to set up Greenfield crude oil refinery in the state. He added that there was no progress on the proposed Dugarajapatnam port.
He said that farmers in 11 states have been protesting against the Centre for their anti-people policies. He added that minorities/SCs and STs were not safe in the country.
Naidu said that after snapping ties with the NDA, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan had started criticising the TD government. He added that Pawan Kalyan has been provoking people in north Andhra. He questioned as to why Pawan Kalyan never raised his voice during the state’s bifurcation.
