Congress keen to take up the Special Category Status

New Delhi, Feb 06: The Grand Old Party is very keen to take up Special Category Status (SCS) as a trump card for elections in AP. The Congress party has decided to take Yatra’ (Assurance on Special Status to AP) Pratyeka Hoda Bharosa Praja Yatra’ (Assurance on Special Status to AP) in 25 Lok Sabha constituencies across 13 districts. Congress AP leaders advised the Party High Command to hold Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Vijayawada.

In charge of Congress in AP, Omen Chandi, PCC president Raghuveera Reddy, former united AP chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, MPs T Subbirami Reddy, and KVP Ramachandra Rao met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and asked him to participate in the Special Status assurance tour.

Raghuveera Reddy said," They have requested Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to participate in the Special status assurance tour in AP. They also advised the Party high-command to hold CWC meeting in Vijayawada. Rahul Gandhiji has given in-principal approval to convene CWC meeting in Vijayawada. Rahulji also said that BJP has cheated the people of Andhra Pradesh."

During his recent poll campaign in AP, Congress President, Rahul Gandhi has said that he would sign first on special status file.

Reddy said" If Congress holds CWC meeting in Vijayawada, it will send a positive message to the people of Andhra. We’ll finalize party candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies by this month end. All the aspirants are requested to submit their applications at district Congress offices during February 7-10".