TONGUE TWISTING -TRAIT OF SELECTIVE POLITICAL BREEDS Background: Special category status (SCS) for five years to residual Andhra Pradesh was promised through a statement by then Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in both the houses of parliament and Sri. Venkaiah Naidu demanded for 10 years while participating in the discussions in Rajyasaba.   Sri Narendra Modi then PM candidate of NDA promised that SCS to AP will be extended for 15 years if BJP is voted to power and in fact it’s mentioned in BJP election manifesto also. State reorganization bill contains Railway Zone, Sea Port, Steel plant, Polavaram project completion with national status, State capital project-Amaravathi, two industrial corridors and series of Educational institutions.   After three years, SCS was deferred stating that it is not part of reorganization bill drafted by previous Government and somehow the present NDA Government is finding ways to avoid SCS to AP. In lieu of SCS, spl pack...