Blow to Jagan govt over Vizag guest house row

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In yet another blow to the Jagan government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the state government to halt the move to construct the proposed guest house on a heritage land in Visakhapatnam.

The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to build a guest house for top bureaucrats on a 30-acre site
near the Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex near Visakhapatnam. The site, according to Archaeologists, is home to the Buddhist era structures dating back to the 3rd Century BC.

After petitions filed by archaeologists and activists, the HC in its verdict stayed any construction activity within the boundaries of the Thotlakonda site notified as a protected area by the state department of archaeology

The Andhra Pradesh government contended that the protected area is limited to an extent of 120 acres, and the land allotted for the government guest house (around 30 acres) is more than a kilometre away from the Buddhist sites.

The construction of the proposed new State guest house would in no way affect Thotlakonda, the government argued. The government signed an agreement with a consultant on September 4 to build the guest house, the officials are planning to begin the project on September 7.

The High Court on Thursday directed the state government to halt any move to build the guest house stating that it amounts to contempt of court.

The District Collector informed that as per the orders issued by Andhra Pradesh High Court, 120.88 acres are under the Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums. The rest of the land is owned by the AP state government. The upcoming State guest house will be built in the land assigned to the AP Police Department.

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  1. వీడు ఆంధ్ర ని నాశనం చెయ్యడానికే. సీఎం అయ్యాడు. చేస్తున్నాడు. అంతే. కోర్టులే కాపాడగలవు ఆంధ్ర ని.

    • May be jagan should understand Constitution and start respecting laws and stop thinking like a king .
      one should learn to accept facts even if they are not to there liking.
      not only HC even SC is reprimanding in each and every thing from painting party colours to capital to cancelling PPAS unilaterally which has led international back slash from japan ambassador
      one thing is clear either jagan is not listening or people/advisers are giving wrong inputs

        • I asked many advocates they say HC is acting as per constitution . they say it is govt which is violating laws. how can you defend ysrcp party colours to govt building and trying to defend it in HC and SC.
          my opinion is instead of arguing on merit of case you are trying to put fictions which don’t drive ones point.
          One thing i agree you not abusing like other ysrcp supporters who instead of arguing start abusing for which i respect you

          • Thank you. I am not a politician. I am an international scientists worked around the world.

            About judges, in fact as an environmental activists [after returing to India], I filed several cases in AP High Court [undivided]. We know the fate of our case based on the judge.

            In the case of SEC Ramesh Supreme Court, though pointed his bias against the government while postponing the elections he continued the code to stop the government taking any decision. But finally the SC said in view of the carona the decision of SEC Ramesh is correct and asked to government to reinstate him as SEC. Today in another judgement the very same court said how can we post pone the exams just because of carona. This shows the biassed judgements in favour of particular political party.

            AP High Court judges [undivided] were filled TDP followers by collegium system as the chairman being TDP.

            sjreddy

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          • scientist is a scientist where ever he is there is no such thing as international scientist.
            who we are or what we are is non-relevant in discussion of this topic.
            again you are not answering the mistakes of YSRCP i asked for.
            I agree Ramesh extending poll code is not correct which HC corrected.

            Again SC first judgement was when corona started and was spreading and we didn’t know what we are dealing with and local polls were already delayed plus most states and even countries were in lock down now the lockdown is lifted.
            SC second judgement was recently taking into consideration of majority of students parents were concerned of an academic year lost we impact there future to a great extent

          • but now the hospitals both and govt are better prepared to handle corona patients (though costly). Now we have testing, medicines(remdesivir,favipiravir aprroved by WHO to treat serious and critical patients,plasma),ventilators,PPE and oxygen which was not there 5 months back .
            plus with out exams whole year is lost so only exams are being conducted for final years (inter second year, engineering final year) which makes sense

          • same applies to you also buddy.
            can you accepts that yscrp govt painting party colours to govt building is wrong?
            I feel the same as keeping changing the core subject of discussion

          • TDP did it few places not all but it is mistake even to do it .Also it didn’t violate law as it was one uniform color and didn’t violate build code for govt buildings. i Say TDP idid a mistake but ysrcp did a blunder as it costed additional 1500 crores on AP people

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