Congress working committee (CWC) resolved that Congress is fully committed to giving special category status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh. CWC has included SCS to AP in the ten key points discussed by CWC. CWC resolved to fight on these 10 areas.

The meeting of the newly-constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC), Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) members from various states held yesterday. This CWC meeting also authorized party chief Rahul Gandhi to forge alliances ahead of next year’s general elections. Decisions taken by CWC has immense significance as it is Congress party’s highest decision-making body.

CWC also resolved, all the assurances given to the AP during the bifurcation of the state would be fulfilled, if Congress comes into power in the center.However, Odisha PCC President Niranjan Patnaik has argued that their state and Bihar are also backward states and requested CWC to fight on special category status to these states as well. However, Sonia and Rahul quickly stopped him and asked not to compare themselves with Andhra Pradesh. Also asked leaders of other states not to negatively comment on special category status to AP.

However, when Rahul Gandhi responded to Galla Jayadev speech in the parliament, he just mentioned “you (AP people) are victims of Jumla strike.” He didn’t mention anything about special status to AP in the parliament. We’ll have to wait and see whether people of AP will at least consider voting for Congress in 2019 elections or not.