Speaking to the national media, JC Diwakar Reddy said, PM Narendra Modi will not be granting Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. ‘There is absolutely no benefit in fighting for AP SCS.
Despite knowing this fact, we are still being a part of the protests, just out of respect for our leader CBN, who asked us to do. Knowing Modi for all this while, I’m making this kind of statements. It is our (TDP) responsibility to convince the people of Andhra Pradesh, promising the Centre releases adequate funds’.
At the same time, JC also stated that ‘after being in Delhi for this long, getting on with the Bus Yatra is impossible. We definitely need to take some time off before we can resume our protests against the Centre’.
It is clear from JC Diwakar Reddy’s statements that, Chandrababu Naidu is expecting too much from his leaders. The TDP Chief should take the age factor into consideration before planning future protests. His comments also were in line with BJP Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao’s statements that, ‘CBN was aware that SCS will not be granted’.
