Naidu's silence on Central funds unfair: YSRCP

Castigating the Tdp Government for not raising the issues regarding the assurances given by the Centre to Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation, YSR Congress has said why is Chandrababu Naidu mum on the share the state has to receive after enacting the AP State Reorganisation Act.

“Instead of catching the Centre by its scurf and getting clearances to the promises given by the Prime Minister in the Parliament, Tdp Government is trying to search ways and means to impose more taxes and pooling up finances in various forms bypassing the due share the state has to get.

Why is N Chandrababu Naidu silent and not raising the issue of special status to the new state, building of capital city and other sops which were billed as the responsibility of the Centre,” party spokesperson Vasireddy Padma told reporters here on Saturday.

Tdp Government is only trying to overcome the deficit budget by passing it on to the people in the form of introducing User Charges, hike in registration charges and how to downsize the loan waiver quantum and is not questioning the Centre in any form about its due share and the silence of Chief Minister Chandababu Naidu is raising many doubts.

“The rightful share of Andhra Pradesh, which is facing a financial crunch, should be attained and the Tdp Government has made no effort either in the form of representation or raising the issue at the appropriate forum with its representatives which shows that Chandrababu Naidu is unable to mount pressure on the Centre for reasons known best to him.

When the Centre has assured that it will take the responsibility in the building of the new state capital, Chandrababu Naidu seems to be at a loss for words when the Union Budget has no mention of the capital issue or the Polavaram project funding apart from the five-year special status to the 13 districts and he has never raised his voice on these crucial issues.

“Why is the State Government silent and is not taking the up the issue with the Centre, though TDP is a coalition partner of the NDA,” she said.

Chandrababu Naidu not reacting to the Centre’s paltry increase of Rs 30 on paddy MSP shows his indifference towards farmers. The TDP President has promised that he will turn agriculture into a profitable exercise and will see to it that farmers will get a profit of 50 % on the investment, but his silence on the issue speaks of his double standards, she added.