To placate them, the prime minister announced special category status to AP on the floor of the house, Nageshwar explained. The TDP-BJP combine sent 17 of 25 members of Parliament (MPs) from Andhra Pradesh during 2014 general elections. The needs are unlimited and resources are limited,” Sudhish Rambhotla, chief spokesperson for BJP in Andhra Pradesh said. “Sentiment should not work in economic management of a country.”Naidu inherited a divided Andhra Pradesh with a deficit of over Rs.16,000 crore. On Tuesday, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) members of parliament (MPs) gathered at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex to remonstrate the Union government’s indecisiveness on granting special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

Source: Mint August 02, 2016 17:48 UTC