Notwithstanding any pressure from the ruling Telugu Desam Party, AP’s Opposition parties and also the threats by Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, the NDA government reportedly expressed its inability for granting special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
Union Minister Y S Chowdary hinted this clearly at a media conference recently in Delhi even as AP is hoping that the new financial assistance to AP will be equal to the benefits that will come with special category status.
There are reports that Centre would be offering liberal assistance for the proposed capital city of Amaravati once the detailed project reports were ready. It has to be seen how the people of AP will receive it.
