<p>With main opposition YSR Congress and other parties stepping up their attack on the TDP-BJP combine to fulfill the promise of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Independence Day to discuss about the help the state needs from Centre.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I have spoken to (Union Finance Minster Arun) Jaitelyji, Rajnath Singhji, Venkaiah Naidu and Nirmala Sitharamanji and since we are pre-poll allies, I spoke to (BJP president) Amit Shahji," Naidu told reporters.<br /><br />"Since I called yesterday, Prime Minister called today. I clearly requested that certain things have been included in the (Andhra Pradesh) Re-organisation Act and injustice is done to Andhra Pradesh since then (following state bifurcation). BJP also fought then (for AP's interests).<br /><br />"You (Modi) also came. I told him that we need to implement them. I explained my anguish and the prevailing situation here to him. He said I will invite you after (August) 15th and discuss what needs to be done," he said.<br /><br />Naidu has recently decided to function from Vijayawada, AP's capital region, for at least three-four days in a week so as to be geographically close to the people.<br /><br />He would continue to work from Hyderabad - the common capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years as per the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act after which the city would be the capital city solely for Telangana - in remaining three days of a week.<br /><br />The promise of the special status was made to Seemandhra (new Andhra Pradesh) by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in parliament, during the bifurcation last year.<br /><br />Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh had recently said in Parliament in reply to a query from a Bihar member that the special status would not be given to states any more.<br /><br />The opposition YSRCP, Congress and Left parties have since stepped up their agitation for realising the promise of the special status. The issue took an emotional turn with a Congress worker allegedly setting himself on fire at a public meeting organised by the Congress at Tirupati last week in support of the special status issue. The man succumbed to the burns.</p>
<p>With main opposition YSR Congress and other parties stepping up their attack on the TDP-BJP combine to fulfill the promise of granting special status to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Independence Day to discuss about the help the state needs from Centre.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I have spoken to (Union Finance Minster Arun) Jaitelyji, Rajnath Singhji, Venkaiah Naidu and Nirmala Sitharamanji and since we are pre-poll allies, I spoke to (BJP president) Amit Shahji," Naidu told reporters.<br /><br />"Since I called yesterday, Prime Minister called today. I clearly requested that certain things have been included in the (Andhra Pradesh) Re-organisation Act and injustice is done to Andhra Pradesh since then (following state bifurcation). BJP also fought then (for AP's interests).<br /><br />"You (Modi) also came. I told him that we need to implement them. I explained my anguish and the prevailing situation here to him. He said I will invite you after (August) 15th and discuss what needs to be done," he said.<br /><br />Naidu has recently decided to function from Vijayawada, AP's capital region, for at least three-four days in a week so as to be geographically close to the people.<br /><br />He would continue to work from Hyderabad - the common capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years as per the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act after which the city would be the capital city solely for Telangana - in remaining three days of a week.<br /><br />The promise of the special status was made to Seemandhra (new Andhra Pradesh) by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in parliament, during the bifurcation last year.<br /><br />Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh had recently said in Parliament in reply to a query from a Bihar member that the special status would not be given to states any more.<br /><br />The opposition YSRCP, Congress and Left parties have since stepped up their agitation for realising the promise of the special status. The issue took an emotional turn with a Congress worker allegedly setting himself on fire at a public meeting organised by the Congress at Tirupati last week in support of the special status issue. The man succumbed to the burns.</p>