In rare speech in Parliament, Sonia Chides govt about AP

March 17, 2015 15:50

In a rare speech in Parliament today, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the government is guilty of "apathy" in initiatives to deliver basic facilities to the people of Andhra Pradesh, which was bifurcated in June last year with the region of Telangana being carved out as India's youngest state.

"Nine months have gone by and they (people of Andhra Pradesh) are beginning to feel they have been taken for granted," Sonia said, adding, she has written to the Prime Minister twice "requesting him to speed up implementation of commitments" that were made through the Act that endorsed the division of the state. -- NDTV

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