Former Prime Minister about AP Special Status

New Delhi, July 24: The fifth sitting of the monsoon session of Parliament on Tuesday began with discussions on mob lynching, Andhra special status, Bihar shelter home rape case and other issues.

Before the start of the session on Tuesday, TDP and TMC MPs staged protests in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament. While the TDP MPs were protesting for the demand of special category status for Andhra Pradesh, TMC MPs protested against the rising mob lynching incidents in the country.



Dr. Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister said that he made the commitment of SCS keeping in view that the revenue generated by Hyderabad will go to Telangana.

"I made the commitment after consultation with the then Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley. I request the government to honour the commitment made in the august House", he says.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal says the government is committed to implement the Act in toto. The former Prime Minister had spoken of central assistance.

The 14th Finance Commission increased the State share to 42%. Based on the existing formula they provided additional funds, and Andhra Pradesh received the revenue deficit gap.