On Thursday, government whip, Turupu Jayaprakash Reddy a.k.a Jagga Reddy, demanded a special financial package for Telangana region.
Talking to reporters in the Assembly premises, Jagga Reddy said that he had written a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi asking her not to accept the demand for the formation of Telangana. He said that Telangana was more of a political demand than a public demand.
He said that the Telangana region would sustain heavy losses in the longer run if it was awarded statehood.
Jagga Reddy demanded that the Centre should instead consider giving a special package for the region. He said that adequate measures should be taken to provide sufficient water for drinking and for irrigation in the Telangana region.
Further, the youth of Telangana should be provided with better education, and more employment opportunities. He also demanded that Pranahita Chevella be declared as a National Project and the Centre announce a special package with Rs 25,000 crore to develop chain-linked tanks, PR Tanks (Kuntas), MI Tanks and check-dams in the Telangana area. (INN)