Attacking the Narendra Modi government over its alleged failure to fulfil promises made to Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused it of playing with people’s sentiments.
“You are playing with people’s sentiments. It may give you temporary political benefits, but will cause permanent damage to the nation. We may differ in politics, but if it causes damage to the nation, it is not good,” the Andhra Pradesh CM said.
Making a suo-motu statement in the Assembly on the all-party meeting held on Tuesday, the CM flayed the Modi government, vis-à-vis fulfilment of the promises made to AP post-bifurcation.
“The Centre cannot arm twist the states. It cannot happen and we will not let it happen,” he asserted.
The Chief Minister displayed video clips of Modi’s speeches, made on different occasions, promising not only to honour the promises made in the AP Reorganisa- tion Act, 2014 but also ‘do much more’ to the state.
Chandrababu questioned if it was co-operative federalism or Team India spirit to not honour promises made to a state.
The Prime Minister owed an explanation to five crore people of Andhra Pradesh on this, he said, adding the centre “cannot discriminate between states.”
Noting that he had called for peaceful protests, seeking justice from the Centre, CM Naidu said the Centre would be happy if there was any violence “because it does not want Andhra Pradesh to develop”.
