Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, and demanded special category status for Telangana state.
KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, sought a package and financial assistance for the new state.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief also urged the prime minister to withdraw the ordinance transferring 7 Mandals in Khammam district of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh as part of construction of the Polavaram irrigation project.
KCR submitted a detailed memorandum to Modi. He also sought national status to Paranahita Chevella irrigation project, TRS sources said.
Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet: "Telangana CM Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao & a delegation of 11 MPs met the PM in New Delhi."
Modi Saturday had a stream of visitors, including two governors.
The prime minister met Lt. Gen. (retd) Nirbhay Sharma and M.K. Narayanan, the governors of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, respectively.
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