VIJAYAWADA: Ruling YSR Congress has expressed its deep disappointment with the union budget presented in Parliament on Monday, charging that the centre focussed only on states going to polls in the short term. YSRC MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy accused the BJP-led union government of not paying any attention to the needs of AP, despite itself promising Special Category Status for the state at the time of its bifurcation.
Vijaya Sai Reddy, in his reaction on behalf of the party, was incensed that gifts are being showered on states where elections are to be held, but AP is being neglected, though it is not yet Atmanirbhar after having been split by the union government.
He said apart from not showing any interest in giving special status to AP, the centre has made no provision in the budget for the new textile park. There is no mention of Rs. 55,656 crore revised estimates of Polavaram project. He maintained that the proposed private corridor is of no great use. He said, “Despite…