BJP-TDP combine betrayed AP people: YSRCP

Eluru: The left parties and YSRCP workers formed a human chain on the National Highway at Old Bus Stand here on Monday demanding that the Centre accord Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh. Raising slogans against the Centre, the workers rallied in the city and reached old bus stand and formed a human chain.

YSRCP Legislative Council Floor Leader UmmareddyVenkateswarlu, MLC Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Nani), CPM district secretary ChintakayalaBabuRao,  CPI leader K Krishnamacharyulu,  MCPI district secretary S Nagaraju, CPM Elurucommittee secretary P Kishore and others addressing the human chain criticised that the BJP-TDP combine has betrayed the Andhra people in the name of Special Category Status.

They alleged that the Centre did not implement the assurances mentioned in the  APReorganisation Act and demanded the Centre to accord SCS and set up Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam and Steel factory at Kadapa. They extended support to the YSRCP MPs who introduced no-confidence motion against the BJP government in the parliament.