YSRCP Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, speaking at a meeting held by the students JAC at Chittoor on Monday said “If the TDP call back its two union ministers from the Modi government, then the Centre will grant special status to the state definitely. But, as long as they both continue in the Modi government, TDP government can’t pressurize the Centre on special status issue.”

TDP is continuing in the NDA government not merely to have two union ministers’ posts, but get its co-operation and funds for the state development. Similarly, Modi government is also not a minority government and depends on any party including the TDP. But, it offers union minister posts to many of its alliance partners including the TDP only to maintain good relationship with them and to make them involved in its business.

It is to be noted that YSRCP that always find fault with the TDP for failing to pressurize the Modi government never spoke harshly a word against the Modi government on any issue. If, it is honestly asking for special status to the state, it should fight with the Centre that has the authority and power to grant it, but not with the state government. But, it is fighting with the TDP government alone using this special status as a weapon against it like many other issues. It may be insisting the TDP to come out from the Modi government not to pressurize the Centre, but to have a chance to join the NDA alliance. Perhaps, that is why it always remains soft on the Modi government and hard against the TDP government.