TDP & BJP meeting failed, special status not yet granted
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 01:17 AM
New Delhi, March 06: The deadlock over TDP's demand for special category status to Andhra Pradesh continued on Monday, as the meeting party leaders had with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley failed to make a breakthrough.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a partner in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, decided to continue with the protest in Parliament over its demands.
State Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu, who led the TDP delegation, told reporters after the meeting that they stuck to their demand for special status. The party also insisted that the Centre should bridge Rs 16,000-crore revenue deficit and extend industrial incentives at par with other states.