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Now, about a year later, Rahul too would be taking on Modi on the SCS issue, just before the general elections.The AICC president has already promised Andhra the SCS and pledged to give his first signature on granting SCS to AP if voted to power. Modi had also assured to help Andhra construct the best capital city - Amaravati, better than the national capital. In this backdrop, Rahul’s meeting in Tirupati - this time with complete support from the ruling TDP , is expected to be a hard one against BJP and Prime Minister Modi.The Congress leaders, as part of their bus yatra, also have been highlighting Modi’s U-turn on SCS issue. Vijayawada: AICC president Rahul Gandhi will be addressing a public meeting at Tirupati on Friday as part of the Andhra Congress’ bus yatra promising the Special Category Status ( SCS ) to the state.Identically, it was here in Tirupati that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised SCS to Andhra Pradesh during the 2014 election campaign. In addition to this, they have also been holding Modi responsible for the non-implementation of the bifurcation benefits including Visakhapatnam railway zone, Kadapa steel plant, Dugarajapatnam Port and grant of special financial assistance to the four Rayalaseema and three north coastal districts..