We want special status for AP

silent protest for AP Special Status

హోదా కోసం తిరగబడుతాం.. కేంద్రం మెడలు వంచుతాం..: పవన్
ower star has planned to hold a silent protest at RK Beach in Vizag on January 26.

'ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ యువత శాంతియుత పంథాలో తమ గొంతు వినిపించాలి. కేంద్రం ఇచ్చిన ప్రత్యేక హోదా సాధన హామికి అదే పరిష్కార మార్గం" అని పవన్ తెలిపారు.

దక్షిణాదిపై ఉత్తరాది రాజకీయాల చిన్నచూపును ఎండగడుతూ.. ప్రత్యేక హోదా సాధన కోసం కేంద్రంపై తిరగబడతాం అంటూ జనసేన అధ్యక్షుడు పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ స్ట్రాంగ్ స్టేట్మెంట్ ఇచ్చారు.

Special status for Andhra Pradesh is the solemn promise given, on the floor of Parliament, by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. The idea behind granting special status to the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh is motivated by the fact that in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh the entire industrial and commercial development was concentrated around the state capital, Hyderabad which territorially belonged to Telangana. Upper most in the minds of the authors of bifurcation, at that time, was to ensure Telangana’s economic viability apparently to prevent any future demand for re-unification – a demand that is bound to raise its head sooner than later, if the common man feels he is worse off in the separate state than in the undivided state. That in fact is the reason why the entire revenue from Hyderabad was generously credited in favor of Telangana irrespective of which region the investments came from. Hence, there was an imbalance that could only be corrected by giving impetus for a rapid industrial and commercial development in the residual Andhra Pradesh and also help this latter tide over its gaping budgetary shortfall of over Rs 12,000/- crores or more annually.

Dr. Manmohan Singh’s promise on the floor of parliament recognizes this point of grievous injustice and announced a 5-year tax-concession for industries set up in Andhra Pradesh from the date of bifurcation. The BJP that criticized the UPA for the haphazard manner in which it went about the bifurcation bill and cried hoarse about the injustice meted out to the residual Andhra Pradesh, wanted the bar be raised to 10 years as the industrial gestation period is fairly long. That is, the special status for Andhra Pradesh is not meant to be forever. It is just meant to be a temporary measure. Yet, the constitutional bodies like the National Development Council and the Planning Commission found it to be against rules and ruled it out altogether! And the BJP government smugly acquiesced.

Jana Sena to hold silent protest for AP Special Status; Pawan Kalyan takes a dig at North Indian politicians

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has taken a dig at North Indian politicians for their discrimination towards southern states and has planned to hold a silent protest for Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh.

Pawan Kalyan had recently launched a fight against the Central government to get Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh. He has already visited the state to create awareness among people. Now, taking a cue from Tamil Nadu's movement against the ban on Jallikattu, the power star has planned to hold a silent protest at RK Beach in Vizag on January 26.

Pawan Kalyan took to his Twitter handle on Sunday evening to reveal his silent protest. The actor-turned-politician also revealed that he will be launching protest musical album Desh Bachao on January 24. Meanwhile, he has requested that the youth of the state to join him in his fight for Special Category Status.

Pawan Kalyan ‏tweeted: "#APDemadsSpecialStatus, If youth of AP are planning to do a silent protest on 26th Jan at RK Beach, Vizag, #Janasena Supports them. JanaSena raises its 'Voice against Opportunistic, Divisive & Criminal Politics;through a Protest Musical album #DeshBachao! #APDemadsSpecialStatus, I had planned a Musical protest album #DeshBachao to be released on 5th Feb but will prepone its release to 24th Jan."

The supremo of the Jana Sena Party took to his Twitter account again on Monday morning and blasted north Indian politicians. He wrote: "We love Gandhi We adore Ambedkar We salute Sardar Patel We respect our Constitution But.. Snobbish Leadership of North India, if they go on humiliating People of South India and hurting their self-respect.. Very well.. We know how to bring down their Snobbishness"

Continuing his rant against them, Pawan Kalyan wrote: "#APDemandsSpecialStatus, Does the North Indian political elites know! 'How many languages are there in south'? For them we are all Madrasis! The muscle called Courage & the qualities - self respect, integrity & accountability are lacking in political class of AP. #APDemandsSpecialStatus, Youth of AP should raise their voice through peaceful protests is the only remedy, to achieve the promised SCS."