Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu called the Prime Minister’s move of demonetization to be a disaster and sought for the abolition of Rs. 2,000 currency notes.

Mr. Naidu was addressing a party workshop on Wednesday and said that the option of digital currency would prove to be more cost-effective than physical currency but the government at the center could not implement it properly.

While commenting over the capital city Amaravati’s development, Mr. Naidu put the blame on the Central Government for not providing funds and creating hurdles.

“Construction of capital city Amaravati is going on at a fast pace. High court buildings will be ready by the end of this December. Amaravati bonds received an overwhelming response. The central government is not giving the money. When we try to generate funds on our own, they are making unnecessary allegations,” the chief minister said.

“The Central Government is not cooperating and not giving us the special status or the funds. In the last parliament session, our ministers fought well.  We are fighting with the center. The Centre is trying to create hurdles at every step. But we will not yield,” he added.

Moreover, the AP Chief Minister further said that his government introduced many projects for the state, among them, was the building of 10 lakh farm ponds and started interlinking of Godavari and Krishna rivers.

“With Pattiseema project, Godavari water is supplementing the needs of farmers in Krishna river region. We are working on the Polavaram project. It is the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh and works are going on a fast pace,” he said.

He again wanted to make it point stressed that the center is not cooperating properly.  “10 irrigation projects are complete; 10-16 projects are under the pipeline.  This time, despite less rainfall we could manage with tanks completely filled. Our focus is on developing agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture,” Mr. Naidu said.

During the occasion, he also announced that he is going to launch an unemployment scheme on October 2.

Mr. Naidu encouraged his party’s leaders and workers to keep in mind the welfare of all communities in mind and said that it is the responsibility of everyone to assure all communities living the state feel comfortable under his rule.

During this year’s budget session, the government at the center had not allocated funds for the development of the state of which it was promised during the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state. The promise also included that the state of Andhra Pradesh will be given special status, and this too was betrayed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi government.

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