In protest against thebehaviour of the central and the state Governments in the matter of sanction of special category status to AP, the leader of opposition and YSRCP president YS Jagan called for a state bandhon the day after tomorrow. He called for the people of the state to make the bandh a success. On account of the commencement of AP assembly sessions. The MLAs of YSRCP rallied from the statue of Tanguturi Prakasam in Ravindra Bharati to AP assembly wearing black.
Speaking on this occasion, YS Jagan mentioned that the Governments lacked commitment towards special category status and were doing injustice to the state of AP just like they had done at the time of bifurcation. Recollecting how cabinet finance minister Arun Jaitley had indicated that the status would not be sanctioned to AP, he explained how the status would benefit the state through tax exemptions and industrial discounts. He informed how industries would be set up ingreat number and lakhs of jobs would be available.
Stating that Arun Jaitley had watered fown the hopes of the youth of AP, YS Jagan condemned Chandrababu’s welcoming Arun Jaitley’s statement. Questioning how Babucould game with the feelings of 5crore people, he called for a statebandh on Saturday in protest against the behaviour of Arun Jaitley and Chandrababu Naidu inthe matter of the status. He mentioned that he had spoken to the left parties regarding the bandh. YS Jagan demanded that Chandrababu immediately resigned to his post.
