Chandrababu Naidu has rushed off to Singapore once again where he asked foreign companies to invest in Amaravati.
Taking part in a round table organised by Singapore Business Federation, Chandrababu Naidu said it was his aim to make Andhra Pradesh, one of the top three States in India by 2022.
Given the current situation of the State, this is certainly a laughable proposition. When Andhra Pradesh could get nothing by being a part of the NDA for four years, how exactly does he intend to realise his goal, now that he is on his own?
Another claim made by Naidu is that AP has attracted $20 billion in investments so far. Translated into crores, this would be roughly around Rs 1,40,000 crores. This is nothing short of a blatant lie!
And in the past, he has claimed that AP has a growth rate of 12 percent per anum when the national average is 6 percent. This would make AP, the fastest growing State in not just the country but across the world.
Why then would such a State need special category status? Is SCS not for those states which need a helping hand? Thus, Chandrababu in making these kinds of claims is giving ample fodder to the Centre to reject the people’s demands for SCS to the State.
