Naidu calls KCR bluff on Special Category Status, Polavaram

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu demanded his counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao to write a letter to the Centre stating that TRS supports Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh and also approach Supreme Court seeking permission to withdraw all the cases it had filed against Polvaram project by Tuesday evening.

In a strong reply to the statement of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao that TRS was never opposed to Polavaram project and had supported SCS in both houses of Parliament, Naidu said his continuous public bashing of KCR had now made him to come with new tricks.

Naidu tried to whip up the sentiment further saying that in 2004 KCR went with Congress, in 2009 he had an alliance with TDP and in 2014 after elections he purchased TDP MPs and abused people of Andhra in the most vulgar language. He called Andhras as Telangana Drohulu. He insulted Telugu Thalli saying whose mother is she? Now he says I have no sense or intelligence.

"I am happy for one thing that KCR was now falling in line. But at the same time, he should first explain why his MPs opposed us when the TDP moved no confidence in Lok Sabha," Naidu said.

Naidu recalled what KCR said after Sonia Gandhi's meeting in Medchal during TS Assembly elections. KCR had said: "How dare Sonia talk about SCS from Telangana "Gadda". First, they should make it clear whether they would give equal incentives to Telangana or not. SCS to Andhra would cause damage to Telangana". But now he (KCR) says he will support. These are a few examples to prove that he never speaks truth. He should also explain why he sent Rs 1,000 crore to YSRCP. Naidu said TRS and YSRCP can do nothing with 42 seats.

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