Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal addressing the media in Vijayawada on Thursday. Senior BJP chief Somu Veerraju is seen.
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BJP chief and Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal on Thursday got here down closely on the ruling YSRCP government in the State, terming it as “vindictive and corrupt to the core.”
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would type the government in the State, and TDP nationwide president N. Chandrababu Naidu would take oath as Chief Minister on June 4, he asserted.
Mr. Goyal, BJP nationwide normal secretary Arun Singh, nationwide joint secretary Shiv Prakash, and State normal secretary (Organisation) Madhukar met Mr. Naidu at his residence at Undavalli, close to right here. Neither the BJP nor the TDP divulged the particulars of their discussions.
‘Mafia ruling the roost’
Later, addressing the media, Mr. Goyal stated that beneath the YSRCP rule Andhra Pradesh turned a “haven for sand, land and liquor mafia.” The YSRCP government had no regard for the Constitution, and diverted greater than ₹8,000 crore funds relating to the Panchayat Raj Department.
Though the Union government was prepared to set up the headquarters for the railway zone in Visakhapatnam, the State government didn’t allot land wanted for the goal, he stated.
Also, the Central government had sanctioned greater than 21.32 lakh homes to the State beneath the PM Awas Yojana. But the State government may handover a mere 3.25 lakh homes to the beneficiaries, he stated, including, that A.P. would progress provided that the NDA got here to energy. “A double-engine sarkar will put A.P. back on the development track,” he added.
SCS subject
When requested about the Special Category Status (SCS), Mr. Goyal stated the Union government had launched sufficient funds for the improvement of A.P. beneath a particular bundle.
When identified that the TDP had parted methods with the NDA over the SCS subject in 2018, Mr. Goyal stated, “There was some misunderstanding. Now, it is sorted out.”
BJP nationwide secretariat member Somu Veerraju, State normal secretary S. Dayakar Reddy, NTR district president Adduri Sriram, Pathuri Nagabhushanam and others have been current.