No bias against states: PM Modi
DMK leader M.K. Stalin had backed KCR on the issue of reservation.
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre would not discriminate against any state on political grounds, and that the BJP was committed to competitive cooperative federalism.
The Prime Minister was indirectly replying to Telangana state Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s charge in the State Assembly recently that the much-hyped cooperative federalism remained a mere slogan.
The Prime Minister appears to have taken note of the comment, particularly since it was followed by DMK leader M.K. Stalin deciding to extend support to Mr Chandrasekhar Rao’s fight against the Centre to demand that a free hand be given to the states on issues such as providing reservations to backward communities.
Addressing BJP cadres at Begumpet airport on his arrival in the city on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Modi said: “The Central Government will extend its full support to the developmental programmes taken up by the Telangana state government, there will be no politics in developmental issues, be it Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, we are committed to competitive cooperative federalism,” Mr Modi affirmed.
He said the Centre would provide all possible support to new projects and developmental activities taken up by all states in the country.
Showering praises on Hyderabad city, the Prime Minister said “the whole world is looking towards Hyderabad as the city gets ready to host entrepreneurs from across the world for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.”