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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila has accused the MPs from the State of failing to rise important issues, particularly the pending bifurcation promises, during the Parliament sessions.
At a property league successful Vijayawada connected Saturday, Ms. Sharmila said nary of the 25 MPs and 11 members of Rajya Sabha spoke astir the rights of the State. She said that 95% of the promises made during the bifurcation successful 2014 had not been fulfilled. They included Special Category Status (SCS) for 5 years, nationalist task presumption for Polavaram, operation of a caller superior successful Amaravati, Kadapa alloy plant, Dugarajapatnam port, and peculiar fiscal bundle for the backward districts. “What has been achieved is little than 5-10%,” she said.
She said the scope of the Polavaram task was drastically reduced from a 45-metre gravity task to a 41-metre assistance irrigation system, reducing its outgo from ₹55,000 crore to ₹30,436 crore, and excluding the ₹25,000 crore for rehabilitation and resettlement. “When this is being intelligibly stated successful Parliament done a written answer, nary of the MPs raised a voice,” she said.
Amaravati, she pointed out, was declared a nationalist project, but the Centre did not supply capable funds. “Instead, Andhra Pradesh is taking loans of up to ₹91,000 crore to physique its ain capital, which should person been funded by the Central government,” she said.
Ms. Sharmila said the promises of Kadapa alloy plant, expected to beryllium built by SAIL, was handed implicit to Jindal, a backstage company. Dugarajapatnam larboard was ignored. Backward districts were promised ₹25,000 crore connected the lines of the Bundelkhand package, but not a azygous rupee had been released, she said. “Metro obstruction for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam railway zone, Chennai–Visakhapatnam concern corridor, nary of these person been fulfilled,” she said.
