Janasena Pawan Kalyan Press Meet 

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Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan organized a special press meet about the ongoing tiff between the Centre and the state. Following are the excerpts from the press meet:

Prior to 2014 Polls

• I believed Modi can do justice after he comes to power
• Though it BJP cannot be held responsible for AP Bifurcation, I asked Modi to address it as it would be a legacy problem
• I was very happy to see BJP mentioning the extension of Special Status to Andhra Pradesh to 10 years from 5 years in its Manifesto

After 2014 Polls

• I told myself to be patient for the 1^st year
• Despite waiting for 18 months, nothing beneficial for AP has happened
• The promises made by the Centre were lost in time.
• Similarly, the notion of Special Status to Andhra Pradesh was shelved, citing the 14^th Planning Commission’s reluctance against it.
• I started the ‘Special Status’ movement from Tirupathi and Kakinada.
• At that time, I expected some support from other parties, which I hardly had
• During that time, to lure the people, the Centre came with the Special Package Clause

Upon Announcing Special Package

• After the announcement of Special Package, CM Chandrababu seemed to be very contended
• In fact, he also sang along with BJP stating, Special Package is more beneficial than Special Status itself.
• All of a sudden the CM goes to New Delhi with a list of 17 issues, pointing that they were not a part of the Special Package but were a part of Special Status
• There is no clarity on the claims made by the Centre and the State against each other
• BJP claims it has given funds, while TDP refrains itself from submitting the Utilization Certificates asked by the Centre.
• I want to clearly know how far, and in what way did BJP fulfill with what they have promised as a part of the Special Package to AP
• To derive a clear understanding, I propose AP Joint Action Committee, much like the TJAC. Intellectuals like Undavallai Arun Kumar, Jayaprakash Narayan and others will be a part of it.
• Every one of us is losing faith and trust in
• Shockingly, a private agency certified that AP is highly corrupted, despite lack of financial resources
• I deeply regret not contesting 2014 elections. Janasena could have had better voice
• Janasena will extend its support to the statewide strike (bandh) called by the opposition parties.

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