TDP president Chandrababu Naidu urged the party's MPs to intensify their protest for special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

Naidu stated, “BJP is running away by repeatedly adjourning the House for these many days. If Parliament is adjourned sine die, MPs must meet the president. BJP is acting on the lines of divide and rule.”

“We will not step back until assurances made in the Rajya Sabha including Special Category Status and provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act are fulfilled,” he said.