With Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh opting for three state capitals, it's almost the end of the road for dream capital Amaravati, a world-class city envisaged by his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is receiving overwhelming support from across the State for his three capitals proposal.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to call for an all-party meeting on the capital issue. It is likely to be held on January 2, 2020, if the information available is of any indication.
While chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had gifted the executive capital to the people of Visakhapatam, his lieutenant and trusted aide Vijaya Sai Reddy donated his eyes to an eye bank in Visakhapatnam.
The statement of YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s statement in the assembly on Tuesday last and the recommendations made by G N Rao committee on decentralisation of administration has triggered unrest among the farmers of Amaravati, the present capital region.
At least, the opposition Telugu Desam Party has taken a clear stand against the YSR Congress party government’s decision to shift the executive capital to Visakhapatnam, though there are a few TDP leaders who have welcomed chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s decision.
After making a sensational announcement on formation of three capitals for Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is said to be contemplating delimitation of existing districts in the state to create 12 more districts.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is celebrating his 47th birthday on Saturday.
If YSR Congress party government headed by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has its way, Amaravati capital project is more or less shelved, as it would be confined only to winter session of the assembly and Governor’s bungalow.
If the recommendations of the six-member experts committee headed by retired IAS officer G N Rao become a reality, the chapter of Amaravati, the grandiose capital of Andhra Pradesh as visualised by Telugu Desam Party president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, is more or less closed.
It is now official. The six-member expert committee headed by retired IAS officer G Nageshwar Rao recommended formation of executive capital at Visakhapatnam, in tune with the statement made by YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the state assembly on Tuesday last.
The YSR Congress government in Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is yet to take an official decision on the formation of three capital cities for the state, but his cabinet colleagues have already started promoting Visakhapatnam as the future capital.
The announcement of YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on the possibility of three capital cities for the state has created panic among a section of farmers in Amaravati capital region who had given away their lands for the construction of the capital.
Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and former Anantapur MP J C Diwakar Reddy’s unsavoury comments against the police forces a couple of days ago, stating that he would make the police lick his boots if the TDP came to power again evoked strong reactions from the police.
Former minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao from the TDP had welcomed chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy’s three capitals proposal.
