: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he was not ashamed to visit the state with 'empty hands' and said he owed an explanation to 'five crore people' over unfulfilled promises,vis-a-vis the AP Reorganisation Act,2014.
In a letter to the Prime Minister on the eve of his scheduled visit to the port city of Visakhapatnam on Friday, the Chief Minister said the Reorganisation Act came into being 59 months ago while Modi assumed the high office 57 months ago.
About five years had elapsed, but no promise made to Andhra Pradesh has been fulfilled, he said.
"I personally visited New Delhi 29 times and made numerous pleas to you, but to no avail," the Chief Minister noted.
Chandrababu Naidu said the people of Andhra Pradesh were seething over 'your betrayal, injustice and cheating' in the last five years.
Though the entire country responded to the 'dharma poratam' (just fight) of Andhra Pradesh seeking its rights, neither the Prime Minister nor the BJP reacted, he added.
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"On the eve of your visit to Visakhapatnam, I would like to remind you how angry people of Andhra Pradesh are.
As a representative of five crore people, I am questioning you on your betrayal and reminding you of our responsibility as public representatives to understand the sentiments of people," the Chief Minister said.
In the letter, a copy of which was released to the media, the Chief Minister raised issues like Special Category Status, funds for the Polavaram project, Amaravati city, bridging of revenue deficit, metro rail for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada cities and increasing number of seats in the Legislative Assembly
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