The coast of Visakhapatnam is all set to witness another massive protest to demand the special category status for Andhra Pradesh. Students from 11 universities across the state will participate in the protest to be led by the Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status Sadhana Committee.
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SCSSC convenor Chalasani Srinivas has managed to rope in Satyanarayana Raju, nephew of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju, to lead the movement.
Students will sit on a fast for three days from February 9 to February 12 near the RTC Complex.
Srinivas has requested all the political parties including the Congress, the YSR Congress and the Jana Sena to join hands to make the protest a big success. He said that his idea was to get the state its special status and a railway zone.
Earlier Andhra police had foiled a protest at the Rama Krishna beach in Visakhapatnam in January with several youths detained. Both the YSRC and the Jana Sena had thrown their weight behind the protest.
With the pressure mounting on the government and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, several MPs of the ruling TDP are not happy with the Centre delaying legal sanction to the special package.
