New Delhi : Announcing that the two TDP ministers would resign from the union cabinet on Thursday morning, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday, said he would like to see how the BJP now reacts.
Claiming that the promises made by the centre during the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh were not kept, Mr Naidu said, "Andhra Pradesh is not getting its due under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. Would like to see how the centre reacts to it, then plan further course of action".
Mr Naidu announced the decision at a press conference in Amaravati after a meeting with his party’s lawmakers. This came hours after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley suggested that grant of special status to Andhra Pradesh, a key demand made by Mr Naidu, may not be possible.
"After the 14th Finance Commission there is no special category scheme, though some states like the north east and hill states get 90% funding from the Centre…We decided that Andhra should be compensated after bifurcation for the amount a special status state gets and we have provided for those funds. We stand by that," Mr Jaitley said.
Source : NDTV
