Visakhapatnam: Andhra Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy said yesterday that Visakhapatnam will be announced as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh in a couple of months. There have been strong protests across Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy announced in a press conference while attending an investors’ conference held at a star hotel in Delhi is currently echoing across the state of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said: A conference of all investors is going to be held in Visakhapatnam on 3rd and 4th of March.
Also, Visakhapatnam is soon to become the new capital of Andhra Pradesh. I too am moving to Visakhapatnam soon. This was announced by Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy.
A few minutes after he said this, farmers who gave their land to the government for the new capital to be built in Amaravati, parties including Telugu Desam, Janasena, BJP, Congress, agricultural and student organizations are protesting against this.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board of Trustees Chairman Y.V. said that by the end of April, the government will be held from Visakhapatnam. Subpareddy also confirmed.
In this regard, he said: After completing some legal issues, it has been decided to rule in Visakhapatnam from the end of April. Preparations for this are also underway. Necessary government offices are located in Visakhapatnam. If necessary, private buildings will be taken over and government works will be carried out in them. The Government Guest House on Bhimili Highway will serve as the Chief Minister’s temporary home and office. After that, you can relax and build everything. This is what he said.
In 2014, Andhra state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Hyderabad was the capital of Telangana then. Arrangements were being made for the capital of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.
3 Capitals Notice: When Jaganmohan Reddy came to power in 2019, Amaravati, Kurnool and Visakhapatnam were announced as 3 capitals. The action was stopped by a court order.
