Nearly a week after Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu broke down following alleged abuse of him and his wife by the YSR Congress party members in the assembly, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government enhanced security to a minister and three MLAs on the ground of increased threat perception.
After two days of high drama and tension, the elections for the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Kondapalli municipality on the outskirts of Vijayawada in Krishna district were completed following the intervention of the high court.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday requested the Centre to release an amount of Rs 1,000 crore towards immediate relief and restoration works in the flood-affected areas of Rayalaseema and south coastal Andhra districts.
Unfazed by state government's plans to bring new and comprehensive legislation for developing three state capitals, farmers and women of Amaravati are determined to continue their protest, demanding Amaravati as the only state capital.
Chandrababu Naidu has come out on roads after his famous crying episode. He visited Kadapa to know the woes of flood victims.
Telugu Desam Party has reacted strongly to the open letter written by former minister and Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham to the party president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu accusing the latter of making wild allegations against him.
Former minister and Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham, who had once shaken Andhra Pradesh politics with his agitation for Kapu reservations, has pooh-poohed the attempts of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to gain sympathy from people by weeping in public over alleged humiliation by the YSR Congress party.
The Andhra Pradesh politics, which took an unusual turn on Monday with the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government withdrawing the bills seeking to create three capitals for the state, is all set to witness yet another interesting development.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday repealed two laws enacted last year to create three state capitals but announced that it will come out with a new comprehensive legislation addressing all issues including legal matters for the larger good of the people.
The official death toll due to floods has been pegged at 34 and 10 persons were reported missing till Monday.
Within no time the news regarding the repeal of the three-capital bill has seen light, the Amaravathi supporters reacted with delight and distributed sweets among themselves.
The Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh on Monday asserted that there is no change in its plan to create three capital cities for the state but for now, there will be status quo.
The decision of the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government to withdraw its decision to form three capitals for Andhra Pradesh has come as a surprise even to the YSR Congress party leaders.
Has the state cabinet decided to keep Amaravati as the only capital city of Andhra Pradesh?
Damage control causes more damage many times. It proves to be good to maintain silence at times instead of giving explanations.
