Congress Challenges PM Modi on Special Status for Andhra and Bihar

The Congress has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his unfulfilled promise to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary, criticised Modi for not addressing these promises, including the proposed privatization of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and the demand for a nationwide caste census.

The Congress on Thursday posed critical questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his promise to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a video statement, sarcastically referred to the anticipated Modi 3.0 government, predicting instead a 'Modi 1/3 government'.

Ramesh highlighted Modi's decade-old promise made in Tirupati and questioned his silence on privatizing the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The Congress also demanded a nationwide caste census, an issue allegedly ignored by the PM.