The reports that Telugu Desam President N Chandrababu Naidu was mighty angry with the Centre over the issue of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah were keeping a close eye on the unfolding situation in Vijayawada.
While Chandrababu was holding consultations with the party MPs and senior leaders, Amit Shah was in constant touch with his party’s leaders in Andhra Pradesh. BJP sources said that Amit Shah asked the BJP leaders to exercise restraint and not to publicly react to Chandrababu Naidu’s criticism of the BJP.
Party sources said that the Prime Minister sought the details of what all Naidu and party MPs said. He also discussed the matter with Amit Shah some corrective measures will be taken soon. “Till then the party leaders have been asked by Amit Shah not to comment,” said a senior BJP leader.
But before Shah’s diktat came into force, senior BJP leader of AP and former Minister D Purandeswari had fired a salvo on her brother-in-law Chandrababu Naidu. “The Centre was ready to offer any help the State wants and it was for the Chief Minister to approach the Union Government for it”, she said.
On the financial help for the new capital city, Purandeswari said that the State should first submit the master plan and detailed project report before seeking the help.