Chandrababu stress the Centre for special status

If reports are to be believed, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has talked to union finance minister Arun Jaitley by phone yesterday after knowing about his views expressed on granting of special status to the state.

Arun Jaitley told the MPs of the state that special status can’t be granted to the state government due to some technical problems. He told them that 14th Finance Commission is not permitting his government for it as it was not included in the AP Re-organization Act. He assured them that Centre is ready to compensate it by granting special status financial package and industrial subsidies to the state.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is reportedly insisted the finance minister Jaitley for special status and plainly told him that he is not ready to accept any compensating package. Chandrababu Naidu explained him about the intensifying agitations in the state for it and the embarrassing situation that he and his ministers are facing for it. He pressurized the finance minister to take a quick decision on special status without prolonging it any further. He is reportedly asked his party MPs to stress for special status in the ongoing parliament sessions also. He is planning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley any time in this month for the same purpose.