A.P. Congress Committee vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji. File
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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Friday (May 2, 2025) alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Vijayawada to re-launch Amaravati capital works, left people of the State disappointed again.
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In a statement, Mr. Shivaji, who is also the party’s Amaravati Capital Committee’s core member, said the TDP and its allies reportedly mobilised a massive crowd for the event. However, Mr. Modi only said that he would stand by Andhra Pradesh, but did not announce any financial grants for building the capital city.
Mr. Shivaji said the Prime Minister spoke about the expenses incurred by his government at the Centre on Railways, farmers’ welfare, seeds and fertilizers and said that allocations had been increased to Andhra Pradesh.
“But in the recent Central Railway budget, Andhra Pradesh was given a raw deal, while Bihar received heavy allocations as part of an election promises,” he said.
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The Congress leader said Mr. Modi did mention about Polavaram and river-linking project, but did not announce any financial aid.
He said more importantly, the Prime Minister did not say anything about according legal sanctity to Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh through an Act of Parliament.
Mr. Shivaji said the Prime Minister’s visit had exposed the “hollow claims of a double-engine government”.
Published – May 03, 2025 06:24 am IST
