Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tackled the contentious issue of special status for Andhra Pradesh at his first rally in the state, and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of refusing to honour the commitment made by the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh. "The commitment was made on behalf of India. Modi has been Prime Minister for 5 years but has not fulfilled this commitment," Mr Gandhi said. "I'm surprised that the parties in Andhra Pradesh are not pushing PM for giving special status to the state," he added, promising to provide special status to the state if the party comes to power.
