New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014 was implemented by the Modi government at an "inconvenient pace", but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "lost majority" on his own, hence the law should be implemented faster. can be done. expected.
The statement by Congress general secretary, communications in-charge, Jairam Ramesh comes on a media report claiming that the Center acceded to a major demand of setting up an oil refinery and petrochemical hub in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of over Rs 60,000 crore. Is.
"An oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh was originally a commitment made by Dr. Manmohan Singh's government in the Thirteenth Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014," Ramesh said.
He said, “In fact, the ‘one-third’ Prime Minister’s government was legally bound to complete the project within the last ten years, and IOC/HPCL was bound to examine the feasibility of the project within six months. "
The "one-third prime minister's government", after failing to move forward for 10 years, has only now started a feasibility study, Ramesh said.
"This lackluster pace of implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act was one of the reasons due to which Chandrababu Naidu withdrew from the NDA in 2018," the Congress leader said.
"Perhaps now that the 'one-third' Prime Minister has lost his majority and his ego, we can expect speedy implementation of the Act," Ramesh said.
In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP fell short of majority with 240 seats but NDA secured the mandate with 293 seats. Congress got 99 seats while India Bloc got 234 seats. After the elections, two independent candidates who won have also pledged support to the Congress, taking the India Bloc's tally to 236.
The statement by Congress general secretary, communications in-charge, Jairam Ramesh comes on a media report claiming that the Center acceded to a major demand of setting up an oil refinery and petrochemical hub in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of over Rs 60,000 crore. Is.
"An oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh was originally a commitment made by Dr. Manmohan Singh's government in the Thirteenth Schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014," Ramesh said.
He said, “In fact, the ‘one-third’ Prime Minister’s government was legally bound to complete the project within the last ten years, and IOC/HPCL was bound to examine the feasibility of the project within six months. "
The "one-third prime minister's government", after failing to move forward for 10 years, has only now started a feasibility study, Ramesh said.
"This lackluster pace of implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act was one of the reasons due to which Chandrababu Naidu withdrew from the NDA in 2018," the Congress leader said.
"Perhaps now that the 'one-third' Prime Minister has lost his majority and his ego, we can expect speedy implementation of the Act," Ramesh said.
In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP fell short of majority with 240 seats but NDA secured the mandate with 293 seats. Congress got 99 seats while India Bloc got 234 seats. After the elections, two independent candidates who won have also pledged support to the Congress, taking the India Bloc's tally to 236.
