AP CM Wants Protests On Budget Day

Vijayawada, Jan 30: Andhra Pradesh Care Taker N Chandrababu Naidu on today said February 1, the day the central government will present the budget in Parliament, will be a "black day" for the state, and called for protests.

In his daily teleconference with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, AP Cm said the Centre had cheated the state in the last five budgets.

"February 1 is a black day for the state. The BJP-led government at the Centre has discriminated against the state at every step. Unless the BJP is trounced at the hustings, justice will not be done to Andhra Pradesh (AP)," Naidu Said.

The TDP Chief asked his party cadre to observe peaceful protests by sporting black badges and showing black flags when the Centre presents the budget for 2019-20.

Naidu also alleged discrimination against Andhra Pradesh with regard to the central government releasing funds on Tuesday to various states through the National Disaster Relief Fund.