TDP’s decision to quit NDA over Andhra special status ‘unfortunate, unilateral’: Amit Shah writes to Naidu
In a letter to Telugu Desam Party leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, BJP president Amit Shah said the party’s decision to quit the NDA is “both unfortunate as well as unilateral.” He added that Naidu’s assertion that the BJP is insensitive to the aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh is “untrue and baseless.”
“(TDP) decision is both unfortunate as well as unilateral. It is a decision; I am afraid, will be construed as being guided wholly and solely by political considerations instead of development concerns,” Shah wrote in the eight-page letter. The BJP chief also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “left no stone unturned” in ensuring the state’s growth.
Earlier this week, TDP chief said he wanted to understand what could be BJP’s strategy behind this stubborn stance, PTI reported. “We pulled out two ministers from the Union cabinet and then quit the NDA. We also moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government. Yet, the Centre remains unmoved. What could be its strategy behind this stubborn stance,” he said during a teleconference with the party workers.
“(TDP) decision is both unfortunate as well as unilateral. It is a decision; I am afraid, will be construed as being guided wholly and solely by political considerations instead of development concerns,” Shah wrote in the eight-page letter. The BJP chief also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “left no stone unturned” in ensuring the state’s growth.
Earlier this week, TDP chief said he wanted to understand what could be BJP’s strategy behind this stubborn stance, PTI reported. “We pulled out two ministers from the Union cabinet and then quit the NDA. We also moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government. Yet, the Centre remains unmoved. What could be its strategy behind this stubborn stance,” he said during a teleconference with the party workers.