Strange are the ways of Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. He appears to be a man of confusion; but the fact is that he is very expert in confusing people, including media persons.Naidu, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday with a wish list of several demands, addressed a press conference in Delhi later in the evening.
Naturally, the question of granting or not granting of special category status to AP has come up for discussion.When a reported raised this issue, Naidu shot back with a series of counter questions: “What have the states which already have got special category status gained more than what the other states have got? In any case, the subsidies being given by the Centre to such states will come to an end by March 31, 2017. What will be our fate, if the Centre gives only special status to AP and does not give financial package? Which Chief Minister had asked for special status to any State after the 14th financial commission gave its report?”
The reporters got confused and wondered whether Naidu did not ask for special status at all. But within a minute, Naidu changed his tune. He said he had told the Prime Minister that AP would not recover from financial crisis unless it got the special status.“BJP demanded special status to AP for 10 years. And the Prime Minister, too, made a similar promise during his election speech in Tirupati. So, they have to stand by their words,” he said.So, what does Naidu want to convey? Does he want special status to AP or not? Or will he be happy to get special package from Centre?
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