Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, seeks special category status for Andhra Pradesh

Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

As per media reports, Rahul requested PM to announce a time-frame for fulfillment of commitments made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2013.

PM Modi is due to visit Andhra Pradesh on October 22 to lay the foundation stone of the new capital. 

Earlier the state government had announced that celebrations for the new capital would begin on October 13 and continue till October 22.