Ashok Gajapathi Raju takes potshots at Central government

Vizianagaram: P Ashok Gajapathi Raju took pot shots at the BJP government upon his arrival here on Saturday for the first time after stepping down as the Union Minister. The party leaders and workers accorded him a warm welcome at the Vizag airport. Hundreds of vehicles followed his car and extolled him as a great leader who resigned for the benefit of the state.
 
Later, interacted with the media, he came down heavily on BJP and National President Amit Shah. “The statement made by Amit Shah on TDP was false. We did not severed ties with BJP for personal interest. We met Union Ministers and appealed to them to sanction funds to our state for various projects and schemes but in vain.

 It's unfair that the BJP stated that Andhra Pradesh government should pay compensation to the oustees of Polavaram project. It's their responsibility to pay the compensation to them.”

The Andhra Pradesh government has allocated lands to the Central institutions, but the Central government had failed to sanction funds to ground them, he pointed out.