New Delhi: To intensify the struggle for AP special category status, the YSR congress party has initiated more programmes even as the indefinite hunger strike by YSRCP MPs in Delhi is underway. According to a release from the party office, the YSRCP has decided to block all the National highways across the constituencies in the state today. It also decided to hold a Rail Roko campaign on Wednesday.
The Rail Roko campaign will mainly focus on constituencies like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vishakapatnam, Samarlakota, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Ongole, Nellore, Renigunta, Chittoor, Kadapa, Guntakkal, Gooty, Kurnool and Anantapur.
To support indefinite hunger strike at AP Bhavan in Delhi, the release also said that they were organising relay hunger strikes across Andhra Pradesh. It also requested the party cadre and public to make the strike successful by taking part in the campaign.
*YSRCP poses these questions to TDP
To bring pressure on the centre over granting of special category status to Andhra Pradesh, the YSRCP MPs submitted their resignations and began hunger strike at AP Bhavan in Delhi five days ago. Speaking on the issue, the party called upon public requesting them to question the ruling party on what stops the TDP MPs from giving up their posts for the cause.
The party also posed few questions to TDP on their efforts to achieve special category status to Andhra Pradesh. Here are the questions….
1. Why aren’t the TDP MPs resigning?
2. What stops the TDP MPs from participating in the hunger strike backing the YSRCP?
3. Won’t the issue trigger a nationwide debate if the 25 MPs sacrificed their positions?
4. Will the mass resignations not bring pressure on the centre?
5. What reasons do the chief minister and MPs for not giving up their posts?
6. Shouldn’t resignation of the Lok Sabha members form the public opinion?
7. If the by-elections are held, will not the public get an opportunity to speak on the special status?
*YSRCP MPs’ Hunger Strike Continues On 5th Day
The hunger strike under taken by YSR Congress Party MPs to bring pressure on the government to grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh entered its fifth day on Tuesday.
YSRCP MPs Avinash Reddy and Midhun Reddy continued their hungerstrike on fifth day too. There has been a huge support for the MPs who have pledged their lives for the sake of the Telugu state. Several national party leaders paid the fasting MPs a visit to express their solidarity with them.They vowed their unconditional support to them. The YSRCP MPs demanded that at least now the TDP MPs must realise their folly and join the indefinite fast in the interest of the state. YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy said that if all the state leaders came together and joined hands, it was easy to get the Central government to heed their demands.
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