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Amaravati farmers pledge to defeat Jagan

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Amaravati farmers pledge to defeat Jagan

The farmers of Amaravati capital villages have pledged to defeat YSR Congress and its chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the coming general elections. They said that they would make an appeal to the farmers across the state to vote against the YSR Congress in the general election.

The farmers in Amaravati villages held a protest meeting at Mandadam village on Thursday marking 1500th day of their protest. They said that they have been holding protests for the past 1500 days and their hard work would pay dividends.

The farmers wanted every family of the farmers in the state to vote against this government. They wanted the women in the farmers’ families to think twice before voting for the YSR Congress. They requested the farmers’ families to see the difficulties that they have been facing for the past four years.

This government will go in the next three months and a new government will come, the farmers said. They further said that the new government would develop Amaravati as the only capital of the state.

They blamed the chief minister for neglecting Amaravati development which was proposed by the previous government as the only capital of the state. The farmers have sacrificed their lands by giving them to the government in the land pooling system. The farmers have not taken money from the government as compensation for their lands, they said.

The farmers said that their multi-crop lands were given to the government thinking that it would develop the area as the capital of the state. The previous government had proposed nine cities in the capital and that would have changed their lives, the farmers said.

The farmers, however, said that the present government had brought a new plan to have three capitals for the state. The farmers are opposed to the three capitals, they said and added that even the political parties, except the YSR Congress, were also opposed to the three capitals plan.

They blamed the YSR Congress government for completely ignoring the Amaravati plan. The present government would be washed away in the tears of the farmers, they said. They also appealed to the agriculture labourers in the state to vote against the YSR Congress and ensure that Amaravati is developed as the only capital of the state.

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Amaravati public meeting at Velagapudi on Jan 25

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Amaravati public meeting at Velagapudi on Jan 25

The joint action committee leaders of Amaravati are planning to hold a public meeting at Velagapudi on January 25 marking the completion of 1500 days of their agitation. The farmers have been holding protests against three capitals proposed by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government for the past 1500 days.

The government had proposed three capitals for the state – Visakhapatnam as executive capital, Amaravati as legislative capital and Kurnool as judicial capital. The government had shifted several judicial departments and wings to Kurnool and planned to shift some departments to Visakhapatnam. However, shifting to Visakhapatnam was stalled by the high court for the time being.

As the Jagan Mohan Reddy government is committed to the three-capital proposal of January 2020, the farmers have been holding the protests. They want Amaravati to be the only capital of the state and not the three capitals as proposed by the government.

The farmers are now planning to hold innovative protests marking the completion of 1500 days by January 25. The joint action committee leaders are holding a meeting in Mandadam village today to finalise the agitational programme. They would be holding the agitation and finally the public meeting at Velagapudi.

The farmers want to invite the leaders of opposition parties for the public meeting, where they would emphasise on having one capital at Amaravati. They are also planning to involve voluntary organisations and different peoples’ movements at the public meeting.

The farmers plan to have series of protests till January 25 to high light Amaravati as the only capital of the state. However, it is not finalised yet whether to involve political parties in the protests or at the public meeting.

The farmers want to give final ultimatum to the state government on Amaravati as capital as the State is set to go for general election to the State Assembly in the next three months. The farmers have earlier held two meetings at Tirupati and Mandadam village in the past where they involved the leaders of various political parties. This would be the third meeting for them involving the leaders of various political parties.

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AP Govt approaches Supreme Court in Amaravati houses

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AP Govt approaches Supreme Court in Amaravati houses

The Andhra Pradesh state government had filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court on a housing programme planned in R 5 zone in Amaravati. The Special leave petition was against the stay order issued by the AP high court.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had laid foundation stone for construction of 50,000 houses in Amaravati on July 24. He said that the government would construct all the houses and hand them over to the beneficiaries.

The beneficiaries were selected from the NTR and Guntur districts. The house sites in over 900 acres of land. The state government had amended the AP Capital Region Development Authority Act and created residential zone five (R5) to provide housing for the weaker sections.

The farmers approached the AP high court seeking cancellation of the allotment for the weaker sections. However, the court dismissed their petitions and granted permission for the government to distribute house sites.

Though the farmers filed special leave petitions in the supreme court against the AP high court decision, the apex court did not intervene and upheld the decision of the high court.

The farmers have been contesting that the R5 zone would create demographic imbalance in Amaravati. They claimed that the lands were taken by the previous government to build capital, but not houses for the weaker sections. Those lands were allocated for industries, business and commercial activities.

However, the state government went ahead with its plans and had started the construction of the houses. The farmers once again went to the court challenging the decision. The court too said that giving permission for distribution of house sites was not exactly the permission to build houses. The high court then issued a stay order on the government plans.

Now, with the state government approaching the apex court seeking permission for construction of houses, it is to be seen how the court would take it. Meanwhile, the farmers too are planning to approach the court challenging the state government’s decision.

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SC gives bad news to Jagan

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SC gives bad news to Jagan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave bad news to AP chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on the Amaravati issue. The court posted the case for next hearing in December this year.

The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice B M Trivedi said that it would take up full-fledged hearing of the case only in December. This has come as a shock to Jagan Mohan Reddy who is planning to move to Visakhapatnam in September this year.

Jagan Mohan Reddy had already committed that he would be staying in Visakhapatnam from September. He expected a positive order from the Supreme Court and hence made the announcement. He told the investors summit in Visakhapatnam a couple of months ago that he would be living in Visakhapatnam from September making it the executive capital of the state.

The State government had gone for appeal on the AP high court judgment which said that the decision on the capital was not in the purview of the state legislature as such a decision was already taken once. The AP high court also directed the state government to complete development of Amaravati as the capital in six months.

The supreme court had issued notices to the Amaravati farmers on the state government’s appeal and had been hearing the case. The Amaravati farmers have been insisting upon the state government to develop Amaravati as the only capital of the state. They cite the agreement signed between them and the AP Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) during the TDP regime in 2016-17.

However, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government had proposed three capitals with Amaravati as the legislative capital, Kurnool as judicial capital and Visakhapatnam as executive capital. The chief minister planned to move to Visakhapatnam in 2020 itself but has been postponing it as the Amaravati farmers have challenged the move.

It is now to be seen what Jagan Mohan Reddy does in the light of the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case only in December.

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Jagan distributes house site pattas in Amaravati

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Jagan distributes house site pattas in Amaravati

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy formally launched the programme of distribution of house site pattas to 50, 793 poor women beneficiaries in the R-5 zone in Amaravati spread over Guntur and NTR districts.

The Chief Minister also formally launched the programme of handing over to the beneficiaries 5024 TIDCO houses constructed at a cost of Rs. 443.71crore in CRDA region.

Addressing a public meeting of beneficiaries on Friday before distributing the house site pattas, the Chief Minister said construction of houses in all 25 layouts will begin on July 8.

The government will spend Rs. 2000cr for the construction of houses and providing infrastructure in 25 layouts benefiting 23, 762 poor women who got house site pattas in 11 layouts in Guntur district and 27,031 women who received the pattas in 14 layouts in NTR district.

“These are not just house site pattas, they are social justice instruments too,” he said and described the event as historical and unprecedented.

Explaining about the three options under which the houses would be constructed, he said under the first option, the government would transfer Rs. 1, 80,000 directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries who want to construct the dwelling units on their own. Under the second option, the government would transfer the labour expenses directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries after supplying cement, steel and door frames and under the third option, the government will fully take upon the responsibility of construction.

The government would also arrange bank loans up to Rs. 35,000 each for all beneficiaries at 25 paise interest for expediting the construction, he said, adding the beneficiaries are free to choose the option.

So far, house sites were given to 30, 75,000 poor women across the State, out of which 21 lakh women were sanctioned houses each worth Rs. 2. 5 lakh, he said, adding that the worth would go up to Rs. 5 or Rs. 10 lakh. This amounts to creating property worth Rs. 3 lakh crore on the whole, he said.

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Advocate Sravan to fight for Amaravati farmers

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Advocate Sravan to fight for Amaravati farmers

Advocate and former judge, Jada Sravan Kumar, on Wednesday said that he would continue to fight for the Amaravati farmers who have given their lands to the government for capital development. Sravan Kumar, who is also the president of Jai Bheem Bharat Party, was arrested by the Thullur police for holding a protest.

Sravan Kumar said that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had betrayed the farmers by not developing the capital on the lands given by them. He further alleged that Jagan Mohan Reddy was pursuing criminal and vendetta politics against the spirit of the constitution.

Stating that Jagan Mohan Reddy had promised democratic governance before the 2019 general election, the advocate-turned-politician said that the YSR Congress chief had become a dictator. There was no place for civil rights and freedom in Andhra Pradesh under Jagan Mohan Reddy’s rule, he said.

He took strong exception to the state government proposing to give house sites to the poor in Amaravati lands. He said that the lands in Amaravati were acquired to build capital, not houses or housing colonies.

Sravan Kumar appealed to the people of Amaravati villages to oppose the chief minister launching the housing programme on May 26. He said he would lead a protest rally to the proposed Ambedkar memorial in Amaravati against distribution of house sites by the chief minister.

He called upon the people to join his rally on May 26 and dared the police to stop him. He said he would seek judicial intervention if the police refused permission for his rally on the day.

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Andhra HC refuses to stay allotment of house sites in Amaravati

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Andhra HC refuses to stay allotment of house sites in Amaravati

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday refused to pass interim orders on a petition filed by farmers of Amaravati challenging the state government’s move to allot house sites in the capital region to non-locals.

The High Court declined to stay the process of allotment but said the allotment of house sites will be subject to final judgment in the case.

The state government declared a new zone R-5-in Amaravati in March to provide houses for poor people over 900 acres of land.

The move has angered the farmers who are already protesting the decision of the state government to develop three state capitals.

Amaravati farmers’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) said the decision was taken without consulting the farmers. They challenged it in the High Court on the ground that this would change the status of the capital region and affect their interests.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, however, refused to give any interim directions on the petition.

The farmers challenged the allotment house sites in violation of the master plan. They argued that locals should be allotted the sites after development of the region.

The government defended its action. It argued that farmers can demand lands assured to them by the government but it has the right to allot land to anybody. The court was told that the government has taken a decision to allot land to the poor.

It was in October last year that the government had amended the Amaravati master plan in order to provide houses to poor people over 900 acres of land spread across four villages.

The farmers had challenged the amendment in the court and, on the direction of the court, authorities had organised a meeting in the villages. Farmers had totally opposed the order.

However, ignoring the objection of farmers, the government went ahead by issuing a gazette in March.

Earlier efforts by the government to allot lands proved futile as pro-Amaravati farmers had filed a petition and the High Court cancelled the order. Following this, the YSRC government amended the APCRDA Act to provide house sites.

The new zone-R-5-in the capital region will be within the boundaries of Krishnayapalem, Nidamarru, Kuragallu in Mangalagiri mandal, Manddam and Ainavolu villages in Thullur mandal.

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AP Govt’s plan to sell Amaravati lands opposed

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AP Govt’s plan to sell Amaravati lands opposed

The farmers of Amaravati villages on Wednesday strongly opposed the state government’s move to sell lands from the capital villages. They termed the government’s plan as contempt of court and threatened to sue the government in the court. The issue over Amaravati is still pending in the Supreme Court, they said and wondered how the government would sell the lands.

The state government had proposed to sell 10 acres of land at Navuluru village and four acres at Pichukalapalem village. However, the government did not mention why it had proposed to sell the lands.

The farmers said that the lands were taken from them by the government promising to build a capital city on the lands. However, with the present government planning to shift the capital to Visakhapatnam, they said that both shifting of the capital and sale of lands was against the agreement that they have signed with the government.

The farmers held a protest at Mandadam village against the government’s proposal. They also alleged that the government was betraying them by proposing to sell the lands that were taken for the capital. They demanded that the government develop the lands as agreed earlier and have capital in the villages.

Any attempt by the government to deviate from the earlier agreement was a violation of the rule of law, the farmers said. They also termed the move as contempt of the court and violation of the AP high court order issued in February last year.

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Jagan presses for 3 capitals, says Amaravati is only one part of AP

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Jagan presses for 3 capitals, says Amaravati is only one part of AP

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday asserted that decentralization is the only way for all round development. He further said, ‘From setting up of village and ward secretariats to doubling the districts to 26, we have all seen the wonders of decentralization. In fact, today Andhra is leading by example because of our government’s doorstep delivery of services. Even during calamities, the welfare delivery mechanism has worked effectively because of this very reason.’

The chief minister spoke in the Assembly on the first day during the short discussion on decentralisation of governance. He said that Visakhapatnam would be developed as the capital on par with other capitals with an investment of less than Rs 10,000 crore. He further said that this investment is less than 10 per cent of the estimate of the previous government to build the perceived capital city in Amaravati.

Elaborating further, Jagan said, ‘The State, in our view, is the entire stretch of 1.62 lakh sq km and not just the 8 km stretch of Amaravati. The state consists of 3.96 crore acres and not just 50,000 acres. The state is not just about farmers in Amaravati but also about all those who are Rythu Bharosa beneficiaries.’

The Chief Minister criticised the Opposition and ‘Yellow Media’ and dubbed their hue and cry as nothing but a sham and sheer opportunism. He said, ‘This so-called protest is not for the development of SCs, STs, BCs or Minorities but to safeguard the interests of the wealthy class.’ Attacking the Opposition further, Jagan said,

‘There isn’t much of a difference between the State budget of the previous and the current government then why didn’t the previous government launch programmes like Amma Vodi, YSR Asara, Cheyutha, Rythu Bharosa and give Rs 1.65 lakh crores DBT (direct benefit transfer) under various schemes? We have been able to do this because of our sheer commitment and priority. While welfare of the weaker sections is our priority, the welfare of only a section of society is the priority of Chandrababu Naidu,’ Jagan asked.

The chief minister said, ‘the Gang of Four has been spreading false notions and wants to concentrate on development in only one region and that’s why they are writing highly biased and opinionated stories.’

Jagan Mohan Reddy said that ‘Decentralization policy has been adopted by the Government and will be implemented efficiently. I am not against any region. I am not saying I will take anything away from Amaravati but two more capitals will be added for the development of other regions too.’

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Villagers oppose municipality proposal in Amaravati

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The villagers of the Amaravati capital villages have opposed the state government’s proposal to create a municipality with Amaravati as headquarters. The district collector conducted grama sabhas in Lingayapalem and Uddandarayunipalem villages on the first day on Monday.

At Lingayapalem, there 79 villagers who attended the public hearing in the grama sabha of whom 78 persons have opposed the proposal, while one person welcomed it. In Uddandarayunipalem village, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amaravati in 2016, the entire village opposed the move.

The officials have to complete the exercise in the next five days by holding grama sabhas in 22 villages. The exercise was taken up to create Amaravati Municipality with 19 villages of Thulluru mandal and three villages of Mangalagiri mandal.

Earlier, in 2021, the state government had proposed for creation of Amaravati Municipal Corporation with 22 villages, against the 29 villages which were part of the Amaravati capital city. The villagers wanted the government to create a municipal corporation with all the 29 villages, which were notified earlier.

However, the state government had merged some villages in the Tadepalli-Mangalagiri Municipal Corporation, which was created early in 2021. The state government had merged the two municipalities of Tadepalli and Managalagiri and created a new municipal corporation. This is the second municipal corporation in the CRDA limits after the Vijayawada and Guntur municipal corporations.

It is now to be seen how the villagers handle the government’s move and how the state government makes its next move.

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Govt begins work on creation of Amaravati Municipal Corporation

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The Andhra Pradesh government had started the groundwork for creation of Amaravati Municipal Corporation with 29 villages, which were earlier part of the Amaravati capital city plan by the previous TDP government.

This is the second attempt by the present government to create a municipal corporation here giving urban recognition to these villages. The villages are under the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department. The YSR Congress government wanted to bring them under the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, by creating a municipal corporation with 22 villages.

The government also conducted grama sabhas to elicit the views of the people from these villages. However, the villages passed resolutions in favour of creation of a municipal corporation with all 29 villages and opposed withdrawal of seven villages from the list.

The state government had created a new municipal corporation by merging both Tadepalli and Mangalagiri municipalities last year. The government also took four villages from the 29 capital villages list and included them in the Tadepalli-Mangalagiri Municipal Corporation.

However, the farmers of Amaravati, who have been holding protests for the past 750 days have opposed the government move to create a municipal corporation with only 22 villages against 29 villages identified earlier as the capital villages.

Though there are resolutions from all these villages on the issue, the state government had once again directed the Guntur district collector to hold grama sabhas and collect public opinion on the creation of Amaravati Municipal Corporation.

It is to be seen how the Amaravati farmers would react to the attempt by the government for the second time in the last two years.

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AP Teachers Celebrate Teachers Day with Heavy Hearts

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AP Teachers Celebrate Teachers Day with Heavy Hearts

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book, is the saying. But, the teachers in Andhra Pradesh are participating in the Teachers’ Day celebrations with heavy hearts. The teachers working in the government schools have been demanding the State government to allow them to work freely and to teach the students in a tension free atmosphere in the class rooms. The teaching faculty in the schools pushing two issues mainly, including freedom in teaching and their rights.

The Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation (APTF) has announced that it would not participate in the Teachers’ Day celebrations being organized by the State government, opposing introduction of multiple mobile applications and problems pertaining to their payments and arrears.

Speaking to this correspondent, G. Hrudaya Raju, President, president, APTF explained that they have decided not to participate in the celebrations being organized by the State government on the one hand and refuse taking awards announced to teachers. He said that they feel proud if the government allow them to teach the lessons to students in the classrooms without any unnecessary burden on them. He also maintained that the government did not address their salary and pension related issues, including abolition of CPS, clearing arrears related to pension schemes, pending DAs and others. He said that the government mandated teachers to use 16 mobile applications for various purposes like students’ attendance, teachers’ attendance, Midday meal supply, toilets cleanliness and the list goes on. In addition to that, the government forced teachers to use their personal mobiles, instead providing the relevant electronic gadgets for all these official works, which they felt as an insult to them, Hrudaya Raju added.

To update the information on these newly introduced mobile applications, the teachers in the class room are losing almost entire first period, which is 45 minutes. That is very crucial for each teacher in the class room. If the teacher could not spend time on teaching the subject, then how could a student understand the syllabus?, he questioned.

The APTF informed that, the apps introduced by the government in our school level are including: IMMS App, Student attendance app, JVK app, Diksha App, Academic monitoring app, Read along app, ACPL FM 220 RD app, Consistent Rhythms app, School attendance app, Mantra RD app, AP Tells app, MBNN app, Baseline test app and Facial recognition app.

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Soldier Surya Commits Suicide as Local Police Threaten Losing Army Job, Over a Love Issue: TDP Alleges

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Soldier Surya Commits Suicide as Local Police Threaten Losing Army Job, Over a Love Issue: TDP Alleges

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The TDP MLA Yeluri Sambasiva Rao has demanded the Director General of Police to take immediate action on the police officials, who were responsible for the suicide of a Telugu Soldier at Mulaganivaripalem village, Chinaganjam in Bapatla district, in a letter on Wednesday. He alleged that due to harassment of certain local police officials and ruling party leaders, Akkala Suryaprakash Reddy, 25, committed suicide.

He explained that Suryaprakash joined in the Indian Army during 2019 and serving for the country since then. He fell in love with a girl from the same village, which was opposed by her parents. Further, her father Vijayabhaskar Reddy and others lodged a fake complaint at Chinaganjam police station, against Surya Prakash Reddy that he was harassing her. The police filed the case under sections 447, 354(A), 506 of IPC, without even primary investigation. Further, based on that case, Ranganath Babu, Circle Inspector of Police of Inkollu repeatedly called Surya Prakash Reddy over phone and threatened him that he would face consequences and would be put in the jail. With this development, Surya Prakash Reddy committed suicide in New Delhi, where he was working for the nation, explained the TDP leader in the letter.

The TDP MLA demanded the Director General of Police to inquire into the issue with SP rank officer and punish the culprits.

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Jagan govt to lease Amaravati towers?

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Jagan govt to lease Amaravati towers?

Having decided to sell some pieces of land in Amaravati to get some revenue to the state exchequer, the YSR Congress government is said to be planning to lease out some of the buildings in Amaravati area. Though not completed, the previous TDP government under Chandrababu Naidu tenure had started more than a dozen buildings in Amaravati.

The Jagan Mohan Reddy government had stopped all the construction work immediately after coming to power in 2019. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had got a clear report on the status of each of these buildings. He resumed the construction work on some of the buildings which were completed beyond 75 per cent.

These buildings were completed and some of them are ready to occupy while there are another dozen such buildings completed nearly 50 per cent. These were all proposed to be the residential and office complexes for the IAS officers, government officials and employees.

While finishing the work on buildings which were completed beyond 75 per cent in the TDP regime, the government is said to be planning to lease out those which are completed 50 per cent of the work.

According to sources, the government is planning to lease out such buildings to educational institutions and hospitals. This would make the area busy as people keep visiting the area. The government had already started the work on completing the seed access road and laying a second road along the flood bank along the river.

These two roads would give better access to the area once they are occupied either by the private or the government offices.

However, it is to be seen how the high court would respond to this decision of the government as the court in March had directed the state government to complete all the works to make Amaravati the capital of the state.

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Lokesh slams Jagan bid to sell ‘Capital smasanam’

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Lokesh slams Jagan bid to sell ‘Capital smasanam’

TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday accused Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of hatching non-stop conspiracies to destroy the Amaravati Capital City.

Nara Lokesh asked how Jagan Reddy could put up Amaravati lands for sale at Rs. 10 Cr per acre after his Government called the Capital City region just a ‘smasanam’ (cremation ground).

Lokesh recalled how the ruling YSRCP Ministers and MLAs carried out a nefarious campaign against AP Capital. They said that Amaravati was prone to earthquakes and that the Capital city lands were vulnerable to floods.

Lokesh said that Jagan and his party leaders spread a vicious information propaganda against the mother-like Amaravati Capital. Now, the same YCP leaders were trying to sell Amaravati lands at a very high value. There seemed to be no end to the scheming and plotting of Jagan Reddy against the State and its Capital city.

The TDP for different reasons had invested mostly in Amaravati, both in terms of money and votes. It thought that Amaravati would help retain the power given the extensive publicity that was accorded to the unbuilt city.

Unfortunately, the TDP was defeated badly in Amaravati Capital city area, though it gained some victory in the Capital Region area. It had won two MP seats – Vijayawada and Guntur – which is Amaravati capital region area, but lost in Mangalagiri and Tadikonda, both are Amaravati capital city area.

Since the TDP had been keeping the Amaravati issue alive and had been fighting for it from 2019, it is to be seen if the city would resurrect the party to power in the next election.

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Finally, Jagan government begins works in Amaravati

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Finally, Jagan government begins works in Amaravati

The YSR Congress government headed by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in AP had finally started the work in Amaravati.

The high court had directed the government to develop the layouts and give plots to the farmers who have given their lands for the capital. The order was issued on March 3 giving three months’ time to the government to develop the layout and six months to develop the Amaravati city.

Recently, the court had directed the state government to file a status report on Amaravati development and posted the case to July 12 for further hearing. The high court wanted the state government to develop Amaravati as promised in the APCRDA Act 2014.

Jagan Mohan Reddy government is unwilling to develop Amaravati as it had planned for the decentralisation of the capital. It had proposed executive capital in Visakhapatnam, judicial capital in Kurnool and Legislative capital in Amaravati. However, the farmers have been opposing this model and insisting on developing Amaravati into a full-fledged capital.

The officials have initiated the work on developing Amaravati as directed by the high court. They have taken up the works which were completed beyond 70 per cent works during the TDP regime.

Accordingly, Jagan Mohan Reddy government started the road widening works on Karakatta and restoration of the seed access road from Venkatapalem to Rayapudi. The officials have also started finishing work to the MLAs, MLCs and the IAS and IPS officers residential quarters.

The officials told the chief minister during a review meeting at Tadepalli camp office on Monday. The chief minister held a review meeting with the officials of the municipal administration and urban development where the works on Amaravati were also reviewed.

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HC to hear case on Amaravati on July 12

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HC to hear case on Amaravati on July 12

The AP high court had posted the Amaravati case for hearing on July 12. Meanwhile, the court had directed the state government to submit a status report on Amaravati development as directed by the court earlier this year.

The court admitted the contempt petition filed by two farmers, Tati Srinivasa Rao and Done Sambasiva Rao informing the court that its direction to the government on March 3 was not implemented.

The court had on March 3 directed the state government to develop layouts and give plots to the farmers in three months and develop the entire Amaravati as capital in six months. The state government felt that it was impossible to develop 55,000 acres of land into a city in six months.

However, the government had started works in Amaravati in some areas, where 70 per cent of buildings were completed which included the residential quarters for the All India Service officers and the judicial officers.

While taking up the contempt petition by the farmers, the court bench headed by chief justice, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, justice M Satyanarayana Murthy and Justice D V S S Somayajulu wanted the government to respond and file a status report.

When the advocate general told the bench that the government had filed an affidavit seeking more time, the court wanted to know whether the court direction was followed or not. The court said that they are not worried about what people say about the judgment but want to know whether the judgment was honoured or not.

The court wanted the advocate general to submit a status report on their March 3 judgment. They wanted to know if the plots were given to the farmers after developing the layouts. The court also directed the state government to file the status report whether the process to develop Amaravati as a city has started or not.

It is to be seen how the state government would respond and what sort of status report it would submit to the court in the next two months.

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Amaravati farmers refuse to get their plots registered

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The farmers of Amaravati capital villages have refused to register their plots from the government. As the AP Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) had already written to them asking them to get their plots registered by the end of March, the farmers sent replies raising questions and refusing to register.

The APCRDA started the process following the high court direction that the government and the CRDA register the plots to the farmers within one month. The court directed the government to develop the layout and give the plots to the farmers as agreed in the land pooling system.

Accordingly, the APCRDA wrote letters and had set the papers ready. However, the farmers gave a shock to the APRCDA raising some questions. The farmers wanted to know how would the CRDA register the plots without developing the layout. They also questioned the APCRDA for not completing the land pooling and land acquisition process which was started in January 2016.

The State government had floated the APCRDA in 2014 for the land pooling from the farmers for the capital. The APCRDA had pooled 33,000 acres from the farmers, besides acquiring some 5,000 acres. This was in addition to the 25,000 acres of the government land available in all the 29 villages.

The TDP government which had started the project, built a few buildings and laid a couple of roads. The TDP had proposed nine cities to be built in Amaravati and make it the global destination. The Singapore government was given the contract to prepare the masterplan for Amaravati with the proposed nine cities.

However, the 2019 general elections have changed the scene with the YSR Congress coming to power and proposing decentralisation with three capitals. After two years of legal battle by the farmers, the court had given the order in their favour. However, they are not ready to get the plots registered for them, and are posing the questions. It is to be seen what would they tell the court when some petitions appear on the implementation of its order on Amaravati capital.

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Protesting for 800 days, Amaravati farmers erupt in joy

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Protesting for 800 days, Amaravati farmers erupt in joy

Amaravati erupted in celebrations on Thursday after Andhra Pradesh High Court pronounced its judgment on petitions challenging Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government’s decision to create three state capitals.

Raising slogans of ‘Jai Amaravati’, farmers of the region burst crackers and distributed sweets to hail the court order.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra directed the government to complete implementation of Amaravati capital city master plan in six months.

The court also asked the government to hand over developed plots with all basic amenities to farmers within three months. The government was also asked not to alienate lands in Amaravati for any work other than development of the state capital.

Farmers and women, who have been agitating for over 800 days, welcomed the judgment as victory of truth and justice. A group of women bowed down to thank the judiciary for upholding the justice.

“Over 200 people have lost their lives in this protest due to a wrong decision by the government. At least now, the government should shed its arrogance and resume developing Amaravati as the only state capital,” one of the women said.

Farmers said the court verdict has come as a big relief for them as they were losing hopes of getting justice. They demanded that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government respect the court order and implement it without challenging it in the Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone for Amaravati on October 22, 2015. Then Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had grand plans to develop the capital.

With nine theme cities, and 27 townships, Amaravati on the banks of Krishna river was planned in an area of 217 square km as a world-class city.

The Singapore government had made free master plan for capital region, capital city and seed area. It was designed not merely as an administrative capital but as an economic and job creating hub and tourism centre.

The project then attracted the attention of investors from countries like Australia, Japan, Germany, Singapore and Britain.

After coming to power in 2019, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) reversed the decision of the previous Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government to develop Amaravati as the only state capital.

Jagan Mohan Reddy declared that Amaravati, a Rs 2 lakh crore project, was not his priority.

The new government had put on hold all the works in Amaravati, citing the irregularities committed by the previous government in awarding contracts.

The construction activity came to a grinding halt creating an atmosphere of uncertainty, leading to a big slump in land prices. The World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) were first to pull out of a project to fund Amaravati’s development.

Later, a consortium of Singapore companies closed Amaravati Capital City Startup Project, the agreement for which was signed during the TDP rule. The government said they mutually decided to cancel the project as the consortium had failed to respond to the concerns raised.

Later, Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that Visakhapatnam will be developed as administrative capital and Kurnool as judicial capital while Amaravati will serve as only legislative capital.

This triggered massive protest from farmers in 29 villages of Amaravati, who had given 33,000 acres of land for the capital and were hoping to reap its economic benefits.

The government’s decision had shattered dreams of 24,000 farmers who had voluntarily given lands ranging from half-an-acre to 50 acres.

For every acre of cultivable land the farmers were promised 1000 square yards of residential plot and 250 square yards of commercial plot with all the infrastructure. Almost all the farmers received the allotment papers but their dreams of owning developed plots remained on paper with the change of guard. They were also promised Rs 50,000 annuity per acre with an annual hike of 10 per cent.

In January 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Decentralization and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill 2020 and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) Repeal Bill 2020 were passed by the Assembly to create three capitals.

The Opposition TDP which had a majority in the 58-member Council stalled them and got them referred to a Select Committee.

However, officials refused to constitute the Select Committee on the ground that the decision of the then chairman of the Council M.A. Shariff was not in line with the rules.

Even as Amaravati farmers and others moved to the High Court, the Bills were passed by the Assembly for the second time on June 16, 2020. Though they were not passed by the Legislative Council, they were considered as ‘deemed to be passed’ as per Clause 2 of Article 197 of the Constitution as one month had elapsed after their introduction in the Upper House of the state legislature.

On July 31, 2020, Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan signed the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) Repeal Bill 2020 and Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill 2020, paving the way for trifurcation of the state capital.

The repeal of the APCRDA, which was created for development of Amaravati as the state capital, had led to formation of the Amaravati Metropolitan Region Development Authority (AMRDA).

Several farmers moved the High Court challenging the two Bills on the ground that they were not passed in accordance with the rules.

Even as more than 75 petitions were being heard by the high court, the government in November last year repealed the two laws but made it clear that it has not gone back on its decision to develop three capitals.

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Andhra HC orders development of Amaravati as capital

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Andhra HC orders development of Amaravati as capital

In a setback to Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government’s plans to develop three state capitals, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed it to complete implementation of Amaravati capital city master plan in six months.

The court also asked the government to hand over developed plots with all basic amenities to farmers within three months. The government was also asked not to alienate lands in Amaravati for any work other than development of state capital.

It also made it clear that the Assembly has no powers to make laws on state capitals.

A bench of three judges headed by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra pronounced the judgment on 75 petitions filed by Amaravati farmers and others challenging the government’s move for trifurcation of state capital.

The court directed the government to keep it informed about the development works taken up as per capital city master plan.

Counsel of one of the petitioners told media persons that the bench directed the government not to shift any office from Amaravati as the earlier interim order in this regard will remain in force.

The government was directed to pay Rs 50,000 each to the petitioners towards legal costs.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Nov 22, 2021 repealed two laws enacted last year to create three state capitals but announced that it will come out with a new comprehensive legislation.

The Assembly passed Andhra Pradesh Decentralization and Inclusive Development of all Regions Repeal Bill 2021. The Bill repealed the Andhra Pradesh Decentralization and Inclusive Development of all Regions Act 2020 and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region development Authority Repeal Act 2020 Act.

The government, however, had made it clear that it had not gone back on the decision to have administrative, legislative and judicial capitals at Visakhapatnam, Amaravati and Kurnool respectively.

The development had come as the High Court was to resume hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the two legislations made in 2020.

After coming to power in 2019, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) had reversed the decision of the previous TDP government to develop Amaravati as the only state capital. This had triggered massive protest from farmers of Amaravati, who had given 33,000 acres of land for the capital and were hoping to reap its economic benefits.

The farmers, women and others have been protesting against the trifurcation for more than 800 days.

Soon after the High Court pronounced its orders on Thursday, celebrations erupted in Amaravati. Farmers hailed the court orders as victory of truth and justice.

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