The Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, which has proposed the capital shifting idea has taken a significant decision to have three capitals reportedly.
Media reports are abuzz that the Chief Minister’s Office and the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat complexes would be shifted to the shore city Visakhapatnam by April before the Ugadi festival, the Hindu new year.
It has been widely reported that the Andhra Pradesh cabinet will discuss the capital shifting issue in the cabinet meeting, which is scheduled to commence on the 23rd of this month.
The AP government, which wants to shift the executive capital to Visakhapatnam couldn’t go forward with the decision with the case still pending with the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
If the Andhra Pradesh government shifts the CMO and AP Secretariat to Visakhapatnam, then the shore city becomes the executive capital of the state. The capital shifting reports surfaced when the port city is witnessing the protests against the privatisation of the Vizag Steel Plant.
The three capital idea proposed by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government has resulted in a severe backlash from the Amaravati farmers, who have given their lands for the capital during the regime of the previous government.
