Hyderabad: Reiterating that the fight for Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh would continue relentlessly till the goal is achieved, YSR Congress on Tuesday took strong objection to the BJP and TDP leaders "adverse comments" on the issue.
"It was the same BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu who raised his voice in the Upper House and sought more years of SCS for development of Andhra Pradesh. And after coming to power (he) has been speaking in a negative tone on the issue and (Chief Minister) Chandrababu Naidu has joined the tune," party leader K Parthasarathi told reporters in Hyderabad.
YSR Congress is very firm that the special package is no substitute for SCS. The special package, of which the TDP-BJP duo has been "beating tom-tom in high decibels", has nothing new in it, he claimed.
The government has announced that MoUs were signed for Rs 15 lakh crore investments but reality is otherwise. The Governor's address itself speaks of a much lower investment figure with 102 projects in pipeline and an investment of Rs 5,900 crore. The neighbouring Maharashtra has got investment of Rs 40,000 crore, according to him.
"The incentives which come along with the SCS would have fetched more investments," Parthasarathi said.
"Despite the leaders of BJP and TDP trying hard to water down the SCS, we will continue our fight relentlessly till the goal is achieved," he warned.
