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How can Jagan build 3 capitals, asks Naidu

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How can Jagan build 3 capitals, asks Naidu

How Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, who could not complete the remaining 20 percent of the Kuruba Bhavan of which 80 per cent was completed during the TDP regime, can build three capitals as is being claimed, asked former chief minister and TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday.

Chandrababu Naidu announced that once the TDP forms the next government the jayanthi of the great Kanakadas will be organised as an official festival. ”During the TDP regime I have alienated 1.7 acres for Kuruba Bhavan and released Rs 50 lakh for building it,” Chandrababu said, adding that 80 per cent of the building was complete at that time itself.

But in the past four-and-half years, Jagan totally neglected it which caused severe damage to the building, he said. How Jagan who could not complete the remaining 20 percent of this building can promise three capitals, Chandrababu asked.

Chandrababu Naidu who is on a three-day visit to his home constituency, on the last day of his tour unveiled the statue of Kurubas family deity, Bhaktha Kanakadas near PES Medical College in Kuppam.

Later, addressing a meeting to mark the occasion Chandrababu said that he feels blessed to have unveiled the statue of such a great saint. Recalling the sacrifices made by the great Kanakadas on how he fought against the caste system, Chandrababu said that even Lord Venkatewara and Lord Srikrishna had granted darshan for Kanakadas.

Calling upon the Kurubas not to neglect their traditional culture, the TDP supremo said that they should strive for a better future by always remembering the traditions. ”I am happy that the Kuruba youth are now into IT and a training centre will be set up here once the TDP is back in power,” he added.

Pointing out how he has developed various parts of Kuppam Assembly segment, Chandrababu said he will encourage Kurubas both politically, socially and economically once the TDP forms the next government. A member from the community will be given a chance into the Trust Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and as an MLC, he told the gathering. Stating that this Government has not allocated any funds for the Kuruba Corporation, he promised to promote them into higher education too.

Chandrababu also promised them allotment of vacant lands to Kurubas and sanction of loans on high subsidy. This apart, insurance facilities will be provided to sheep rearers and said that the lands of Kurubas that are illegally occupied by the YSRCP leaders will be recovered.

How can Jagan publish his photos on land passbooks, he asked and told the people to question the Government what right it has to do it. The 22 acres of one Bharati at Vayapareddypalli of Ramakuppam mandal are forcibly occupied following which she committed suicide, he said he will take the responsibility to do justice to her family. Observing that the TDP is a home for Backward Classes (BCs), Chandrababu Naidu promised to allocate necessary funds for their welfare. ”I will take personal responsibility to come to the rescue of all the BCs,” Chandrababu Naidu added.

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Botsa says no to Amaravati once again

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Botsa says no to Amaravati once again

Once again, Minister for Education and the senior member of the AP cabinet, Botsa Satyanarayana, vented his anger at the demand for development of Amaravati as the only capital. Speaking to media persons in Amaravati on Saturday, the minister alleged that some selfish political and business people were raising the demand for Amaravati development.

These politicians and the business people have their own interests in Amaravati as they have invested in the lands, he said. He further said that 90 per cent of the farmers have sold their lands in all 29 villages. He said that the lands given to the government in pooling belonged to the investors and not the farmers.

“The farmers have sold their lands, bought jewelry and luxurious vehicles, built posh houses and went on foreign tours. Those who are making noise in the name of Amaravati are the investors,” the Minister said.

The Minister said that Amaravti would require a few lakh crores of rupees to be developed. “Do you want us to bring a few lakh crores of rupees and dump it in Amaravati,” he asked. He recalled the statement of former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu who said that Rs 5 lakh crore is required to develop Amaravati as a city.

The Minister also said that it would take several years for a village to develop into a town and a town to develop into a city. “If we go against this natural course, we need to dump money to develop villages into a mega city,” he said.

Botsa Satyanarayana said that the government was developing Amaravati at a slow pace. The area is now to be made livable and hence the government was giving house sites to the poor, the minister said. “Let people start living there,” he said and regretted that some forces were not allowing the government to give the lands for house sites to the people.

Referring to the recent MLC elections, the minister said that the party is yet to review the defeat. “We are on the job. We need to have a deeper look into the issue. We would soon analyze where we went wrong to lose the election,” the minister said.

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Lokesh is confident of Amaravati winning battle as peoples’ capital

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Lokesh is confident of Amaravati winning battle as peoples’ capital

TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Friday expressed confidence that Amaravati will certainly win the battle and will remain as the people’s capital.

As the agitation of the farmers who donated their lands for Amaravathi reached 1200 days, Lokesh, during his Yuva Galam pada yatra, thanked them for their relentless battle and said that the ultimate result will be in their favour. “Your sacrifice will not go waste and Amaravathi will certainly remain as people’s capital,” Lokesh added.

On the 56th day of his pada yatra on Friday, Lokesh was given a rousing welcome at CK Palli of Raptadu Assembly segment. The old complained to the TDP national general secretary that their pension has been withdrawn as their monthly power bill is more than the limit set by the Government.

“Pensions have been withdrawn for over 6 lakh people and another 6 lakh people are going to lose the benefit very soon. Pension facilities for all of them will be revived once the TDP forms the government,” Lokesh said and promised the petty traders and local women that their problems will be resolved once the TDP is back in power.

The representatives of Valmikis and Boyas met Mr Lokesh with an appeal to include them in the BC list as their lives were impoverished. The Kurubas also complained that the Rs 2 lakh loan facility for them has been withdrawn by this government for which Lokesh said that once the TDP is into the government all their issues will be resolved on priority basis.

He said that the funds meant for BC welfare are being diverted by Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, and the BCs are being harassed by foisting even petty cases against them. Those cases will be lifted by the TDP as soon as the party forms the government and it is only Mr Chandrababu Naidu who always stands by the BCs, Lokesh added.

Moved over the problems narrated by the locals, Lokesh said that sand is being illegally transported to Bengaluru with the support of Dharmavaram MLA, Venkatrami Reddy, and unable to bear the torture by the MLA, the Jockey company left Andhra Pradesh due to which 6,000 persons lost their employment.

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Amaravati case posted to July 11 in Supreme Court

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Amaravati case posted to July 11 in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing of the Amaravati case to July 11, after the summer vacation of the court. The court, however, set aside the plea of the state government that the hearing should be completed at the earliest.

The court said that there was no urgency in the case and it could be heard as the first case on July 11, when the court reopened after the summer vacation. The two-member constitution bench of Justice K M Joseph and Justice B V Nagarathna heard the case on Tuesday.

The state government had challenged the AP high court judgment that Amaravati should be developed as the capital city with all the infrastructure. The court also directed the state government on March 3, 2022 that the state legislature has no competency to decide on the capital.

The state government challenged the two issues of the high court judgment. The government wanted the supreme court to set aside the AP high court’s order as the court cannot decide on the legislative powers of the state.

The supreme court took up the case and it was adjourned four times so far. The advocates for the farmers told the court that some of the farmers who have been the petitioners have died over the years. They wanted the court to permit the representatives of the deceased farmers to be the petitioners.

The court accepted the plea and directed the government advocates to send notices to the representatives of the deceased farmers and see that they are present for the next hearing. Justice K M Joseph told the advocates that the bench is busy with hearing of the Bombay Municipal Corporation case and it was not possible for the bench to hear another case in between.

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Supreme Court to hear Amaravati case on Tuesday

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Supreme Court to hear Amaravati case on Tuesday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case on Amaravati capital on Tuesday. The case is related to the State government filing a revision petition against the judgment of the AP high court on March 3, 2022, where the court said that the state legislature is not competent to make laws on fixing or altering the capital.

The state government had challenged this observation of the AP high court. The supreme court had also asked the other parties in the case to file their affidavits for hearing and set the AP high court order in abeyance.

The state government had also challenged the AP high court order on the laws that were withdrawn by the state government. The court had given the judgement on the decentralisation of administration laws by the state government which were later withdrawn.

Though the state government informed the court that the decentralisation of administration laws were withdrawn, the court had gone ahead and gave a judgment finding fault with the state government. The government had challenged this observation of the high court too.

The state government is unwilling to spend over Rs 1 lakh crore on developing Amaravati, as per the estimates of the previous TDP government. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is keen on moving to Visakhapatnam, which had been declared as the executive capital, leaving Amaravati as the legislative capital.

The chief minister had hinted at moving to Visakhapatnam in July this year. He had even told the investors at the recent Global Investment Summit that Visakhapatnam would be the capital of the state and invited the investors to come to the state with money.

In this backdrop, all eyes are on the Supreme Court which is scheduled to resume hearing on Tuesday.

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SC to hear Amaravati case on February 23

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SC to hear Amaravati case on February 23

The Supreme Court would hear the Amaravati case on February 23. The bench consisting of Justice K M Joseph and Justice Nagarathna on Monday posted the case for next hearing on February 23.

Advocates representing the farmers made an appeal to the bench seeking more time as they have received the copies of the Supreme Court direction seeking to file counter challenging the State government’s special leave petition.

The State government had filed the SLP in the supreme court challenging the AP high court’s decision that the state has no power to alter the capital once fixed. The high court on March 3, 2022 said that the previous government had fixed Amaravati as capital and the successive government cannot change it.

The State government said that it has the power to altern the capital and the decision on the capital is at the discretion of the state government. When the Supreme Court took up the case, it had directed the Central government and the farmers to file their counter petitions.

On Monday, when the case came up before the bench the farmers said that they had received the copies of the court order only on January 27 and would require at least two weeks to file counters.

The bench accepted the request and posted the case to February 23.

Meanwhile, the state government had made an appeal to the Supreme Court to dispose of the Amaravati case at the earliest. The state government is planning to shift the secretariat and the chief minister’s camp office to Visakhapatnam, which was designated as the executive capital of the state.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had already announced that Visakhapatnam would be the capital of the state in the days to come. He also invited the investors to the global summit to be held at Visakhapatnam in the first week of March.

The chief minister told the investors that he would also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the coming months.

Considering all these factors, the state government made an appeal to the apex court to dispose of the case without further delay. It is to be seen what the court would decide when it takes up the case on February 23.

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Will Jagan move to Visakha without naming it as capital?

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Will Jagan move to Visakha without naming it as capital?

As the Supreme Court is postponing the hearing of Amaravati-related cases and the issue is to be resolved in the apex court, sources say that Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is planning to shift his base to Visakhapatnam. However, he would not name it as capital, not even the executive capital, for the time being.

Jagan Mohan Reddy had been firmly saying that Visakhapatnam would be the capital of the state, while Amaravati would host the Assembly sessions and Kurnool would house the high court. He is firm on moving the executive to Visakhapatnam from the day one he was elected as chief minister in May 2019.

However, with some cases pending in both the Andhra Pradesh high court and now in the Supreme Court, the chief minister had delayed the shifting. In fact, he also withdrew the three capitals bills due to the court cases.

Now, the battle has reached the Supreme Court and there are 8 petitions which are related to the Amaravati as capital and 28 other petitions related to the bifurcation of the state. The Supreme Court, in all likelihood, might take some time to hear and clear all these petitions.

There is no mention of capital for the states in the constitution and the chief minister is free to function from any place, say some of the constitutional experts. Accordingly, without announcing Visakhapatnam as the capital, the chief minister might move to the port city any time and start functioning from there. No court would have the right to question the chief minister for this, the experts say.

There is a clear provision and procedure in the constitution for the location of the high court, which has to be recommended by the Supreme Court and finally declared by the President of India. However, there is no such provision in the constitution or any established procedure for the chief minister to locate his seat.

It is now to be seen how fast Jagan Mohan Reddy would make his move to shift the administration to Visakhapatnam city.

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Supreme Court posts Amaravati cases for Nov 28

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Supreme Court posts Amaravati cases for Nov 28

The two-member constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday posted the Amaravati and other cases for hearing on November 28. The bench told the advocates that it would hear the State government’s petition and the Amaravati farmers’ petition separately.

The state government had filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the AP high court judgement which said that the state legislature is not competent authority to make laws on the capital city.

The advocates for the state government told the bench that the high court’s observations question the federal spirit of the country, where the states are vested with certain powers. The advocates also sought to remind the bench that the Central government on several occasions in the past had categorically stated that the right of having a capital is solely left to the respective state governments.

The advocate for the state government also told the court that the high court had directed the state government to develop plots to be given to the farmers in three months and build the capital city in six months, which were impractical.

The advocates also told the court that the Amaravati farmers have filed a contempt case against the state government for not implementing the high court orders and wanted a stay to be issued.

The advocate for the state government also contested that the AP high court had heard the case even after the government withdrew the bills related to the decentralisation of capitals. The advocate complained that the high court had given a judgment on the laws which were not in existence in the state.

On hearing all these, the bench consisting of Justice K M Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy said that there would not be any action from the high court as the cases are being heard in the Supreme Court. The bench also told all the petitioners involved in the cases that it would hear the cases separately from November 28.

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AP high court asks govt to hold grama sabhas in Amaravati

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AP high court asks govt to hold grama sabhas in Amaravati

The Andhra Pradesh high court had on Friday asked the state government to hold grama sabhas in the 17 villages of Amaravati on house sites for outsiders.

The state government had amended the AP Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) Act 2014, giving a porting of the capital lands for the housing of the poor from other villages.

However, the farmers of the 29 villages, who have given their lands for the APCRDA have challenged this decision and filed a petition in the court.

On Friday, after hearing both sides, the court directed the APCRDA to hold grama sabhas in the villages, take their views in the next two days.

The court asked the APCRDA to submit the minutes of the grama sabhas to the court for further proceedings.

The farmers of these villages have been opposing allocation of lands in these villages for outsiders, without developing a capital city here. The farmers are also opposing the three capitals issue and have been fighting on the issue for the past two years.

Now, when the government proposed to give house sites to the poor from other villages, the locals have opposed it, stating that it would lead to social imbalance. The state government had amended the APCRDA rules and accordingly allocated the house sites for the poor.

This time too, those who have opposed the move in the past have filed petitions in the high court challenging the decision.

Accordingly, the court had directed the State government, particularly the APCRDA to hold grama sabhas in all the villages, take their views and submit the same to the court.

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Supreme Court posts hearing of Amaravati cases to Nov 14

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Supreme Court posts hearing of Amaravati cases to Nov 14

The Supreme Court on Friday posted the hearing on the Amaravati cases to November 14. The two-member bench consisting of Justice K M Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy told both the parties that they have to study the issue before hearing the case.

The advocate for the State government requested the bench to hear the case as the high court had given its judgement asking the state government to complete development of Amaravati in six months. The advocate further told the bench that the high court had also issued a contempt order against the state government for not implementing its orders.

Senior advocate for the Amaravati farmers, Fali Nariman, told the bench that the high court had given its order in March this year and wondered why the state government took so many months to file the Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court.

However, the bench said that they have to go through the details of the case before taking up the hearing. They needed time to go through the files and understand the case and wanted at least two weeks-time.

Senior advocate Nariman offered to give a synopsis of the case in the form of an affidavit if the court gave them one week time. The judges responded saying that they would not accept so much time and had asked the advocate to file the affidavit by November 7.

Despite the requests from the state government’s advocate, the bench posted the case for next hearing on November 14.

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Naidu remembers foundation day of Amaravati

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TDP supremo and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday remembered the prestigious day of laying foundation stone for the Amaravati capital on this day in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new capital at Uddandarayunipalem, one of the 29 capital villages on October 22, 2016.

The grand event was organised by the then TDP government, which was attended by among others, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Chandrababu Naidu recalled the historic event and expressed confidence that Amaravati would remain the capital of the state. He said that several people across the world have welcomed the Amaravati plan and the government had done a lot of exercise to build a new capital.

He said that Amaravati was planned in such a way that it would become the global destination for the people to come and live. He said that several countries have welcomed the new capital, while the name of Amaravati fetched high returns to the state government.

Chandrababu Naidu said that Amaravati is not just a city, but the life of 28,000 farmers from the 29 villages. However, the dreams of the people of the state and those of the 29 villages were shattered now with Jagan Mohan Reddy playing three capitals’ game.

The TDP chief said that justice would prevail and Amaravati would become a reality in the near future. He made an appeal to the people of Andhra Pradesh to recall the sentiments that they had with Amaravati when the foundation stone was laid.

He also appealed to the people to throw away Jagan Mohan Reddy from power in the next elections and realise their dream of building a world class city.

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Chandrababu prays for Amaravati at Durga temple

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Chandrababu prays for Amaravati at Durga temple

TDP supremo and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu offered prayers to presiding deity Goddess Kanakadurga atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Wednesday. He visited the temple along with his wife Bhuvaneswari and offered prayers to the deity.

He offered silk robes to the Goddess on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party and the people of the state. The temple priests and officials received Chandrababu Naidu and his wife with the recital of vedic hymns.

Later interacting with the media persons, Chandrababu Naidu said that he invoked the deity’s blessings for Amaravati. He said Amaravati had the blessings of all deities and the blessed soil and water was brought from various temples around the world.

Chandrababu Naidu blamed chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for destroying Amaravati. He said that he wanted Goddess Durga to punish the evil, alleging that Jagan Mohan Reddy is an evil for the state.

The TDP chief said that Goddess Durga punished the evil and restored justice. Andhra Pradesh too needed such initiative by the Goddess Durga to destroy the evil forces now represented by the YSR Congress.

When asked to respond to Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao renaming his party TRS as BRS and converting the party as national party, the TDP chief smiled at the media persons who were moved away without making any comment.

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TDP MP Kanakamedala is sure of Amaravati as capital

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TDP MP Kanakamedala is sure of Amaravati as capital

TDP Rajya Sabha member Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar said that Amaravati would remain the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh. He said no force would shift the capital from Amaravati and assured the farmers of getting back their capital.

Ravindra Kumar, who is also an advocate, visited the farmers who have entered Krishna district on Tuesday. The farmers are on padayatra from Amaravati to Arasavalli sun temple in Srikakulam district. They took up the padayatra marking the 1000 days of their agitation against three capitals proposal by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government.

He blamed the state government for not implementing the AP high court direction on Amaravati development. He said that the high court had directed the state government on March 3, 2022 to develop Amaravati as capital city in six months. It also told the state government to develop the layout to be given to the farmers in three months.

Ravindra Kumar blamed the state government for not developing the layouts or Amaravati as capital city for six months. He said that the state government had filed the special leave petition in the supreme court against the high court order.

The Jagan Mohan Reddy government was only playing with the sacrifices of the farmers, he said. He also alleged that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government was trying to instigate the people of various regions in the state to create regional and communal disturbances in the state.

Former MP from Machilipatnam, Konakalla Narayana Rao, who also met the Amaravati farmers in Krishna district, said that the capital development was already started in Amaravati. He said that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government has to complete it. He also asserted that the Central government had given its share of funds to the state government for building the capital.

The structures in Amaravati would require completion, he said and asked the chief minister to develop the city as planned by the previous government.

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We are only adding Vizag and Kurnool to Amaravati as capital, says Minister

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We are only adding Vizag and Kurnool to Amaravati as capital, says Minister

Minister for Industries, Commerce and IT, Gudivada Amarnath, said that they were not changing the rules of the AP Capital Region Development Authority 2014. He said the present government was only adding two more places as capital.

He said that the previous TDP government had decided on Amaravati as the capital, while the present government was adding Kurnool and Visakhapatnam also as capitals. “We are not saying that Amaravati is not the capital. It will continue to be the legislative capital,” the minister said.

The Minister further said that the people of Amaravati were insisting upon Amaravati to be the only capital and they don’t want other places to share the capital city benefits. He said that the government is committed to develop three capitals for the state doing justice to the three regions. He further added that the government would introduce the decentralisation bills once again either in the present session or the sessions to be held later.

The Minister recalled the statement of chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the Assembly about the capitals and decentralisation of administration. He said that Visakhapatnam would require about Rs 10,000 crore to make it a competitive city in five years on par with Hyderabad or Chennai or Bengaluru in the neighbourhood.

On the other hand, if Amaravati has to be developed it would require Rs 10 lakh crore and would take a couple of decades to become a city and another couple of decades to compete with the capital cities of the neighbouring states.

He emphasised the need to have a better and competitive city for the state now to attract investments now than wait for decades spending on Amaravati. He said that the state government is committed to developing the state and would go for the three capitals at any cost.

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AP files SLP in Supreme Court against HC order on Amaravati

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AP files SLP in Supreme Court against HC order on Amaravati

The State government on Saturday filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, challenging the AP High Court judgment on Amaravati capital and the decentralisation of governance.

The AP High Court on March 2, 2022, had ruled that the state had no legislative powers to change the capital once it is fixed and had asked the state government to develop the capital in six months.

The State Assembly had discussed the observations of the high court judgement during the budget session. YSR Congress MP, V Vijayasai Reddy too had filed a private member bill in the Rajya Sabha recently seeking Parliament’s clarity on the observations of the high court.

The AP Assembly once again had a detailed discussion in the current session on September 15 on the three capitals plan and the decentralisation of administration.

Now, the SLP also questioned the constitutional validity of the high court in saying that the state has no legislative power to alter the capital. The state government felt that the observation was against the spirit of the constitution which directed the three organs of the government to respect each other.

The state government also questioned the intervention of the court on the matter, though the state government withdrew the decentralisation bills in the Assembly and took strong exception to the high court giving its judgment even before the new Acts were made.

The SLP is likely to come up for consideration and hearing on Monday, when the Supreme Court meets after the week-end break.

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Three-capital formula is a failure idea across the globe, says Somireddy

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Three-capital formula is a failure idea across the globe, says Somireddy

Former minister and senior TDP leader, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, felt that only those having a factionist mind-set can call the peaceful pada yatra of the capital region farmers as invasion.

Talking to media persons at the party headquarters, Chandramohan Reddy said that the farmers from Amaravati are not carrying any weapons like firearms or swords. “It is not correct to cause inconvenience to the Amaravati farmers who are undertaking pada yatra in a peaceful manner,” he added.

The former minister is of the strong opinion that the three-capital formula is a failure concept even in foreign countries like South Africa and it is only out of ignorance that the ruling party is still pursuing this idea. “It is not a fact that only capital cities will witness development. For instance, the American capital of Washington DC remained only as a city but the metros like Chicago and New York are progressing well,” he felt.

Similarly, though London is the capital of the United Kingdom, the city of Manchester witnessed industrial revolution, he said and added that how the ruling party in the State can think of a three-capital formula when the very idea is a failure across the globe. Also, Legislative capital theory is also wrong as the Maharashtra Government is incurring huge losses by conducting a single Assembly session in Nagpur. The Maharashtra Government has almost come to a conclusion not to hold the Assembly session in Nagpur any longer.

Almost all the parties in the State, including the BJP, the Congress, the Jana Sena and the Left parties have been demanding that Amaravati be continued as the capital. “Even the YSRCP has earlier made it clear on the Floor of the Assembly that Amaravati be the capital of Andhra Pradesh,” he recalled.

Chandramohan Reddy expressed doubts as to who will come forward to invest in Andhra Pradesh if there is no single capital for the State. Even in the combined Andhra Pradesh, cities like Warangal, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam have developed a lot though Hyderabad was the capital city and hence it is wrong to say that other cities will not progress well other than the capital city, he pointed out.

“Every city needs to have certain qualities for development. Since Visakhapatnam has a port, several industries like Hindustan Shipyard, Hindustan Zinc, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and other industries are being successfully operated,” he stated.

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On Independence Day, Jagan raises three capitals issue

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On Independence Day, Jagan raises three capitals issue

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy once again raised the three capitals issue during his Independence Day speech in Vijayawada on Monday. He referred to the issue asserting that the three capitals were proposed for the decentralisation of administration and development as well.

Jagan Mohan Reddy said that in the last three years of his governance, he had introduced several administrative reforms and took the governance closure to the people through village and ward secretariats. He also cited the reorganisation of districts and said that it was part of his initiative to take the government to the door steps of the people.

It was during these remarks, Jagan Mohan Reddy had referred to the three capitals proposal and hinted at continuing his efforts to establish three capitals for the state. He said that his government is against concentration of power and development at one place.

He said he had given power to several castes, which have been ignored and neglected for several decades. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that his government had given due representation to the SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities ensuring 50 per cent share for women. He cited the allocation of MLC and Rajya Sabha seats to these sections in the last three years.

The chief minister listed all the welfare programmes of his government, particularly the Navaratnalu, and said that several other governments in the state were studying Andhra Pradesh model in welfare. He also claimed that the government was rolling out cash benefit schemes to the people even in the difficult times of lockdown and asserted that it was because of the commitment that he had towards these neglected sections.

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Norman Fosters seek SC intervention to get Amaravati fee

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Norman Fosters seek SC intervention to get Amaravati fee

The Brittan’s architecture firm, Norman Fosters, had approached the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking its intervention to get the Andhra Pradesh state government to pay the consultancy fee to them.

The Norman Fosters firm had given designs to the state government for Amaravati capital city. The Norman Fosters had also given town planning designs for the capital city during the TDP government between 2016 and 2019.

The Norman Fosters have given designs for the Assembly, High Court, Secretariat and other government buildings. Then chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu held several rounds of meetings with them, checked their designs, and made corrections.

In the meanwhile, there were elections in 2019 and the TDP lost the power. The YSR Congress came to power in the state. After the change of guard, the Norman Fosters have never visited the state, as the YSR Congress government changed the capital plans bringing in three capitals format.

The Norman Fosters said in its petition to the Supreme Court that they have been in constant touch with the Amaravati Metropolitan Region Development Authority (AMRDA), which was earlier the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA), seeking payment of its consultancy fee.

The firm alleged that the AMRDA did not respond to their representations, forcing them to approach the Supreme Court of India for its intervention. The firm requested the court to direct the State government to pay their consultancy fee.

On admitting the petition, the Supreme Court had sent a notice to the AP government asking it to file an affidavit in reply to the petition. It is to be seen what this government would say to the court on the issue.

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BJP begins marathon walk in Amaravati villages

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BJP begins marathon walk in Amaravati villages

The AP BJP leaders on Friday started the marathon walk in all the 29 villages of Amaravati capital. BJP AP president Somu Veerraju started the padayatra at Undavalli. The yatra is named as Mana Amaravati.

The Padayatra would conclude with a public meeting at Thulluru on August 4, in which several state and national leaders are expected to participate.

While launching the padayatra, Somu Veerraju blamed both Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy for betraying the farmers of Amaravati. He blamed Chandrababu Naidu for not developing Amaravati in five years of his government.

He also blamed the TDP chief for breaking alliance with the BJP, which led to delay in the construction of the new capital. He felt that Amaravati would have been a reality had Chandrababu Naidu continued the alliance with the BJP.

He cited the construction of capital for three states in the north by the BJP governments. He also promised to complete the Amaravati project in next five years, if the BJP is voted to power in the state.

Somu Veerraju also blamed chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for ignoring the Amaravati project. He said that Jagan Mohan Reddy had said about three capitals but had not completed even a single capital in the last three years.

However, at Penumaka, Somu Veerraju had a bitter experience with the local farmers blaming him for their association with the BJP. A farmer said that both the BJP and the YSR Congress are in collusion and have destroyed the Amaravati capital project.

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Naidu says Jagan has no moral right to sell Amaravati lands

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Naidu says Jagan has no moral right to sell Amaravati lands

TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday accused the Jagan Reddy Government of punishing the people with ‘ulterior welfare cuts’ on one side and ‘unbearable tax burdens’ on the other.

Naidu asked whether the YSRCP Government had any moral right to sell lands in Amaravati when it did not make any effort to construct the Capital City for the State.

Addressing the party strategy committee at the party office in Mangalagiri, the TDP chief said that the ruling YSRCP could not increase its vote share in Atmakur by-poll though it had distributed lots of money. In the last three years, the Jagan Government had only betrayed people in the name of welfare programmes and set arbitrary conditions only to reduce the number of beneficiaries.

Naidu said Amma Vodi beneficiaries came down by over 52,000. In an inhuman way, the single woman pension was cut for lakhs of beneficiaries by increasing eligibility age to 50 years. New taxes were increased from garbage to every possible thing. Unbearable taxes broke the backs of the common public.

Chandrababu Naidu slammed the Jagan rule for not laying a single brick for Capital City construction. How could this YCP Government put up Amaravati lands for sale at Rs. 10 Cr per acre when it described Capital City as a ‘smasanam’ (cremation ground)?

The TDP chief strongly objected to the YCP rule not making any effort in the past three years to complete the buildings meant for the Government employees in Amaravati area. It was wrong now to give these buildings to private institutions for hire.

Naidu asked the YSRCP leaders to explain why their party could not increase its votes in the latest by-election in Atmakur though the main opposition party was not in the contest. This was only because of the severe anti-Government sentiment against the YSRCP.

Chandrababu Naidu said that when compared to the previous election, the YSRCP could not get even a minimum of 10,000 votes more in the Atmakur by-election. The ruling party distributed cash and the main opposition was not in the contest, but there was no increase in vote share.

The TDP strategy panel had discussed several other issues and blamed the YCP rule for the death of over 19 failed students in the 10th exams. Jagan Reddy’s own liquor brands were taking a heavy toll on the lives of poor people. The CM did not fulfil his promise to give increase Dulhan benefit to Muslim girls from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1 Lakh.

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