The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh on February 14 (Wednesday) alleged that YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), despite having 22 members in Lok Sabha and nine representatives in Rajya Sabha, had failed to step up pressure on the Union government to grant the Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.
TDP Parvatipuram in-charge Bonela Vijaya Chandra and other leaders accorded a warm welcome to Mr. Lokesh as he came for the first time to the district headquarters of Parvatipuram-Manyam. Addressing the party cadres, Mr. Lokesh said, ”Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YSRCP MLAs will face a defeat in the forthcoming elections as many key promises made on SCS, railway zone, Polavaram project and others remain unfulfilled.”