Nellore, Aug 4: Reiterating that special status is the only way for development and employment generation, Leader of Opposition YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that the fight for special status will continue and the youth should come forward to question the political leaders who go back on their poll promises.
Addressing a large gathering of youth at the Yuva Bheri programme here on Thursday he said : ‘ There are efforts to water down the demand for special status by vested interests but our fight should continue relentlessly. Democracy has been shattered with Parliament witnessing double speak as the BJP-TDP combine that had sought 10 year special status while in opposition and had also included it in the election manifesto and after coming to power started searching ways to evade the issue.
Chandrababu Niadu who is facing many corruption charges including the cash for vote scam watered it down by telling that Special status is not a cure-all medicine to all problems and on many occasions spoke against it and did not broach the subject when the occasion arose.
Emboldened by his behavior the Centre has told in the parliament categorically that it is not possible to accord special status to Andhra Pradesh and brought in 14th Finance Commission into the picture. It was categorically stated by a member of the Commission that there was no recommendation to scrap status to states and in a written reply our member YV Subba Reddy the Centre said that there was no idea to withdraw the status to northeast states.
This double talk is highly condemnable and special status is our right and we have to fight it out till we achieve the goal, he said.
Though the state had announced that there are 1.42 lakh jobs the APPSC did not announce its schedule. Though exams were held for teacher posts, appointments were not made.
Chandrababu Naidu has promised to provide job to every family or unemployment stipend but he went back on the promise. Unless such politicians are questioned there would be no accountability in politics, he said.
The special status has been promised by the previous government in the Parliament in lieu of Hyderabad while division of the state and the BJP and TDP had sought for 10 years and after coming to power the assurance was being watered down.
Only states with special states would get central funds in the form of grants and there would be numerous benefits including the exemption on taxes and others besides generating employment to lakhs of youth.
The youth should come forward to fight it out as it is for their future that we are fighting, he said adding that Chandrababu Naidu could promise moon if left unquestioned.
The fight will continue till the goal is achieved, he said. Earlier, students have expressed their support to the fight for special status as part of the Yuva Bheri.
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