Modi fails to announce special status or package to AP

Amaravati, Oct 22: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi today promised to fulfil all commitments made in the AP Reorganisation Act, he did not make any announcement of a special category status or the special package for the state though Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was hoping for the same. Addressing a massive gathering at Uddandarayunipalem near here after laying the foundation stone for Amaravati, he assured people that the central government will stand by the state in its journey for development. "Be assured this pair of Chandrababu Naidu and Modi will achieve in time-bound manner the commitments made and fulfil the dreams of Andhra," he said.