Centre should restore funds for North Andhra immediately: Congress
The Hindu
Vizianagaram City Congress president demands restoration of funds for backward regions under AP Reorganisation Act.
Vizianagaram City Congress president Sunkara Satishkumar on Sunday asked the Union government to restore annual funds of ₹50 crore per year to Vizianagaram and other districts as the financial assistance was officially granted for the backward regions under the AP Reorganisation Act.
Addressing a media conference, he said that the district had lost nearly ₹300 crore funds with the stoppage of funds under the pretext of non-submission of expenditure bills by the State government. He said that the Congress party had gained strength after the appointment of Y.S. Sharmila Reddy as the new PCC president and her agitation in New Delhi seeking Special Category Status and special grants for the State. Party senior leaders Sanamaneti Srinivasa Rao, Chintapalli Srinivasa Rao, Kareem and Bobbadi Suribabu were present.
Political economist Parakala Prabhakar has described the exit poll results as “fudged figures”, saying that those would benefit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) only. “False predictions were given with the sole objective of helping the NDA in rigging during the counting,” alleged Mr. Prabhakar, after releasing a book titled ‘Avineeti Chakravarthi Narendra Modi’ penned by former Minister Vadde Shobanadreeswara Rao, here, on June 2 (Sunday).