The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which moved a no-confidence motion in the lok Sabha on Friday, accused the Modi Government of not according special category status to Andhra Pradesh despite making such promise.
TDP MP Jayadev Galla, who initiated the motion, said the division of Andhra Pradesh was undemocratic and the financial package promised was yet to be delivered to it.
He said Modi promised that he would help build a Capital for Andhra Pradesh better than Delhi but the money allocated was less than the cost of the upcoming statues of Chatrapati Shivaji and Vallabhbhai Patel.
“Prime Minister, do you have any respect for commitments made by your predecessor. How can we function as a nation if we can’t believe the word of a Prime Minister... even in the futureIJ”
“The saga of Andhra Pradesh during the Modi-Shah regime is one of many empty promises,” said the TDP parliamentarian, rejecting the Government’s reasons for not giving the promised financial benefits to his state.
The TDP MP alleged that the BJP happens to be just as guilty of hurting Andhra Pradesh as the Congress was. “It is not a war between the TDPIJand the BJP. It is a war between majority and morality... it is against Machiavillian politics and authoritarianism,” he said.
The US-educated MP reminded Modi that the BJP’s 2014 manifesto promised to extend Andhra Pradesh’s special category status by five years.
“In front of lord Balaji you promised special status. You asked us to choose Scheme Andhra or scam Andhra. Why should we have confidence and trust in youIJ BJP would be decimated in Andhra Pradesh if you don’t fulfill promises,” said Galla.