YSR Cong, BJP stay away from all-party meet on special status

Amid boycott by the principal opposition party YSR Congress and BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today convened an all-party meeting to discuss the next course of action for securing the state's rights under the AP Reorganisation Act,2014.

Naidu, however, said he would visit New Delhi on April 2 and 3 to meet leaders of various political parties and seek their support for the state's fight for its rights.

The Jana Sena floated by actor Pawan Kalyan also stayed away from the meeting which was attended by other organisations including industrial and employees' bodies.

The Jana Sena and Left parties said Naidu's party, the TDP, was to be equally blamed along with the BJP for the injustice being done to the state post-bifurcation.

Though friendly with the Jana Sena, the Left parties attended the four-hour-long meeting but did not support a resolution proposed by the Chief Minister.

CPI-M state secretary P Madhu and CPI secretary K Ramakrishna hit out at the chief minister, saying he was only trying to "wash his sins off."
Meanwhile, an official release said the resolution at the 'all-party-organisations' meet decided to "awaken people in the next ten days and prepare them for the fight to protect the states interests."