Vijayawada sources have stated that AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Nadu urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend support for the construction of the capital Amaravati during his meeting on Friday. Meanwhile after the meeting, Mr. Naidu told media persons that issues related to delimitation, Polavaram, state finances and the Reorganization Act assurances were taken up.
Accordingly the Chief Minister urged Mr. Modi to set up the institutions in Andhra Pradesh, which fell in Schedule 9, besides setting up a task force to see that assurances of the Reorganization Act were implemented. He sought measures to complete the Dugarapatnam Port and reminded the Prime Minister about the assurance of finance minister Arun Jaitley about issues related to the special package.
Meanwhile Mr. Naidu said “Mr. Ärun Jaitley had said
that all aspects in special category status would be part of the special package
and added that he was more
interested in AP development, than the politics, but he who exerted pressure on
the Centre, Mr. Naidu said and hoped to overcome hurdles if the Centre extended
support.