Published Jan 31, 2024 | 11:31 AM ⚊ Updated Jan 31, 2024 | 11:31 AM
Andhra Pradesh Congress chief YS Sharmila. (X)
Andhra Pradesh Congress chief YS Sharmila, on Tuesday, 30 January, shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to fulfil a slew of unresolved promises made to the state while bifurcating united Andhra Pradesh.
Sharmila listed eight unfulfilled promises outlined in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act such as the Special Category Status, declaring the Polavaram Project as a national irrigation project, building a new capital city, and others.
“Today, the state stands at a crossroads of confusion, chaos and hopelessness, feeling disheartened, a painful situation that we request you to empathise with,” she stated in the letter.
According to the APCC president, 10 years have passed since the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh yet none of these promises have been met.
Pointing out that the people of Andhra Pradesh continue to feel cheated due to the apathy of governments that failed to deliver their promises, she said that the honesty quotient of the Union government will also come into question.
Considering this situation, Sharmila appealed to Modi on behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh to include these points in the President’s speech on the first day of the Parliament Budget session on 31 January.
She also urged the Prime Minister to reconsider the government’s decision to privatise the Vizag Steel Plant.
Today, the Congress party, representing 5.5 crore people in the AP state, formally urged Prime Minister @narendramodi ji to address the commitments outlined in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. We strongly advocate for the inclusion of this matter in tomorrow’s President’s Speech… pic.twitter.com/myWetT8L6V
— YS Sharmila (@realyssharmila) January 30, 2024
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