BJP\'s padayatra to put spotlight on Amaravati
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP\'s padayatra to put spotlight on Amaravati

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Amaravati issue is set to flare up with the week-long padayatra of the BJP from Friday, which would seek Amaravati as the only capital of AP state. This time, the BJP adopted the Amaravati issue as its own by launching the padayatra under the banner of ‘Manam-Mana Amaravati-BJP Sankalpa Yatra’. As the election buzz started in AP, the BJP started the Amaravati Walkathon by focusing public attention on the Amaravati issue. Inaugurating the walkathon, state BJP president Somu Veerraju slammed the YSR Congress government for its failure to develop Amaravati as the capital city.

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Amaravati: The promised land
6 months, 1 week ago

Amaravati: The promised land

The Hindu  

In Thullur in Guntur district of coastal Andhra Pradesh, people still wince when they remember the sound of armed police personnel marching through the narrow lanes of the village about four years ago. The situation was so bad that we had to show our Aadhaar cards to step out of our homes.” A. Rajani, a farmer from Thullur, says, “Not …

Amaravati farmers embark on a padayatra to Tirumala
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Amaravati farmers embark on a padayatra to Tirumala

The Hindu  

A large group of local farmers, mostly women, embarked on a Kruthagnatha Padayatra from Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Venkatapalem of Amaravati to Tirumala, on Monday. Tadikonda MLA Tenali Sravan Kumar, who flagged off the foot march, said that the farmers were deeply distressed by former Chief Minister Y.S. Amaravati JAC leader Puvvada Sudhakar said the farmers suffered during the …

Amaravati capital works to restart on June 12
7 months ago

Amaravati capital works to restart on June 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Amaravati capital works would be restarted from Uddandarayunipalem on June 12. “The government will resolve the issues of farmers in this connection,” he said.The CS said an action plan would be framed to speed up the construction works immediately after the swearing-in ceremony of the new government on June 12.The chief secretary, along with CRDA officials, conducted a …

Poll result to ease suspense on A.P. capital city
7 months, 1 week ago

Poll result to ease suspense on A.P. capital city

The Hindu  

The election results in Andhra Pradesh for the 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly constituencies, the counting for which will be taken up on June 4, is expected to ease the suspense on the State’s capital. It will be Amaravati if the TDP-BJP-JSP Alliance comes to power and Visakhapatnam if the YSR Congress Party returns to power, putting an end …

BJP Will Develop Amaravati as Andhra’s Capital: Rajnath
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Will Develop Amaravati as Andhra’s Capital: Rajnath

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada / Kakinada / Visakhapatnam: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh reaffirmed that Bharatiya Janata Party will develop Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh’s capital. Several leaders raised the issue of AP’s capital, responding to which Rajnath Singh recalled that earlier, BJP had passed a resolution in support of Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Speaking in Visakhapatnam …

My father is languishing in jail due to the influence being exerted by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleges Lokesh
1 year, 2 months ago

My father is languishing in jail due to the influence being exerted by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleges Lokesh

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national general secretary N. Lokesh has expressed anguish that his father and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has been in jail for the last 43 days for allegedly masterminding the skill development scam, while all the other accused in the case are out on bail as Chief Minister Y.S. Mr. Lokesh said that Mr. Jagan Mohan …

Amaravati will be the only capital of AP, says Bhuvaneswari
1 year, 3 months ago

Amaravati will be the only capital of AP, says Bhuvaneswari

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: In what could be her first policy statement, imprisoned former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife Bhuvaneswari has reiterated Telugu Desam Party’s stand that Amaravati will be the only capital city of Andhra Pradesh. She interacted with farmers from Amaravati, who had converged on to Rajamahendravaram in support of Chandrababu Naidu, who had been jailed in the city’s Central …

AP BJP president Purandeswari calls for state-wide stir on August 10
1 year, 5 months ago

AP BJP president Purandeswari calls for state-wide stir on August 10

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari on Tuesday called for a state-wide agitation on August 10 in support of demand by gram panchayat sarpanches for more funds. In this context, she called upon party workers to explain to people the welfare schemes and developmental works taken up in AP by the centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

Jai Bheem Bharat Party starts padayatra opposing houses to poor in Amaravati
1 year, 6 months ago

Jai Bheem Bharat Party starts padayatra opposing houses to poor in Amaravati

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jai Bheem Bharat Party founder president and advocate Jada Sravan Kumar launched a padayatra, symbolising his opposition to the allocation of houses to the poor under the YSR Congress government's Navaratnalu Pedalandariki Illu scheme in the R5 zone of Amaravati. Speaking on the occasion, Sravan Kumar questioned the rationale behind the YSRC leaders granting houses to the poor in …

Naidu slams Jagan for 'failing' to develop Amaravati as capital city
1 year, 6 months ago

Naidu slams Jagan for 'failing' to develop Amaravati as capital city

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam president Nara Chandrababu Naidu has castigated Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for his “failure” to develop Amaravati as the capital city and instead adopting a policy of AP having three capitals. Addressing the TD leaders and activists at party headquarters on Friday, he said if Amaravati had been developed as a capital city, it would have …

J.P. Nadda Says YSRC has Flooded AP with Scams
1 year, 7 months ago

J.P. Nadda Says YSRC has Flooded AP with Scams

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Sending signals that Bharatiya Janata Party is firm on ensuring that lotus blossoms in AP, BJP national president J.P. Nadda accused the YSRC government of being mired in large-scale corruption. Addressing a public meeting at Srikalahasti in Tirupati district on Saturday to mark completion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful nine-year rule, Nadda declared that Andhra Pradesh is currently …

Amaravati is BJP's priority as capital: Veerraju
1 year, 7 months ago

Amaravati is BJP's priority as capital: Veerraju

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: BJP state unit president Somu Veerraju said on Wednesday that his party was firm on keeping Amaravati as the state capital and would provide all necessary amenities including connectivity from other districts, if it is elected to power. “We also helped get three new trains to Amaravati, he said. In addition, the Centre had sanctioned funds for three flyovers …

It is padayatra time for BJP leaders in assembly constituencies
1 year, 8 months ago

It is padayatra time for BJP leaders in assembly constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: BJP leaders are taking out padayatras in their assembly constituencies so as to move closer to the people and highlight the benefits of various central government schemes being implemented in the erstwhile Adilabad district. BJP leaders say they aim to popularize 15 welfare schemes being implemented by the Modi government, The BJP Telangana in-charge Sunil Bansal has given a …

Amaravati will remain as capital of Andhra Pradesh and no scope for three capitals: Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 8 months ago

Amaravati will remain as capital of Andhra Pradesh and no scope for three capitals: Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Stating that the Amaravati will remain as only capital for Andhra Pradesh forever, Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu criticised that Chief Minister Y.S. Mr. Naidu said that the farmers at Amaravati came forward and gave 33,000 acres under the Land Pooling Scheme, for the development of the capital city. Mr. Naidu said, “Had Mr. Jagan revealed his idea …

Amaravati farmers finally reach destination Arasavalli
1 year, 9 months ago

Amaravati farmers finally reach destination Arasavalli

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Maha Padayatra of Amaravati farmers, which halted abruptly at Ramachandrapuram on October 23 last year, resumed on Friday and arrived at Arasavalli Temple, its destination in Srikakulam district on Sunday morning. After having the darshan, farmers raised slogans “Save Amaravati Save Andhra Pradesh” before departing for Srikurmam. Talking to reporters, the leader of the Amaravati farmers Rayapati Sailaja …

Dissident YSRCP MLA Kotamreddy backs demand for Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Dissident YSRCP MLA Kotamreddy backs demand for Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Dissident Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy has backed the demand of Amaravati farmers for making Amaravati as the only capital of Andhra Pradesh. The MLA told a delegation of farmers leaders who met him on February 5 that he would join their struggle against the three-capital move of the YSR Congress Party government. Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to …

Jagan Says Visakhapatnam Will Be AP's Capital: Why Is There Opposition?
1 year, 11 months ago

Jagan Says Visakhapatnam Will Be AP's Capital: Why Is There Opposition?

The Quint  

The announcement put to rest speculation over where AP's capital could come up. Why was a state which has had two Chief Ministers – Telugu Desam Party's N Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress Party's YS Jagan Mohan Reddy – since bifurcation in 2014, undecided on its capital? He announced a "decentralisation" move and declared, in 2020, that there will be …

BJP to make Amaravati capital, says Veerraju
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP to make Amaravati capital, says Veerraju

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Explaining the BJP’s stand on the location of Andhra Pradesh capital, state party president Veerraju has said, “We are committed to have Amaravati as the capital.” Talking to the media here on Sunday, Veerraju said the central government has sanctioned thousands of crores to build the capital at Amaravati. Veerraju and Rajya Sabha member GVL Naraismha Rao paid rich …

Lokesh to embark on year-long Padayatra from Jan 27
2 years, 1 month ago

Lokesh to embark on year-long Padayatra from Jan 27

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam General Secretary Nara Lokesh would start his statewide padayatra from January 27, aiming to equip the party to win the 2024 elections and return it to power. TD chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and other senior leaders would cover majority cities, towns and villages in 175 assembly constituencies in 12 months. Lokesh aims to involve the youth in …

YSRCP govt. should develop Amaravati as the one and only capital of Andhra Pradesh, says BJP
2 years, 2 months ago

YSRCP govt. should develop Amaravati as the one and only capital of Andhra Pradesh, says BJP

The Hindu  

The State government has no option but to develop Amaravati as the one and only capital of the State, Bharatiya Janata Party MLC and the party’s State election in-charge Vakati Narayana Reddy said. “Though the Centre had provided ₹2,000 crore for developing the capital at Amaravati, the YSRCP government had resorted to delaying and diversionary tactics to cover up its …

Rival Groups Shall Not Be Permitted To Meet In Proximity Of Amaravati Maha Padayatra Against Three Capitals: High Court To State
2 years, 2 months ago

Rival Groups Shall Not Be Permitted To Meet In Proximity Of Amaravati Maha Padayatra Against Three Capitals: High Court To State

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday, while hearing a writ petition filed by the Amaravati Parirakshana Samiti Trust, passed multiple directions to ensure the smooth conduct of the Maha Padayatra from Amaravati to Arasavilli, in protest against the proposed establishment of three capitals in the State. Their case was that the State by taking a partisan role in the …

Shifting capital from Amaravati impossible: Yanamala
2 years, 2 months ago

Shifting capital from Amaravati impossible: Yanamala

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Former finance minister and Telugu Desam senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Sunday asserted that constitutionally, it is impossible to shift the capital of Andhra Pradesh from Amaravati. Addressing a round table meeting on “Amaravati is the Capital” in Kakinada on Sunday, Ramakrishnudu pointed out that the Andhra Pradesh High Court has given its verdict in favour of Amaravati farmers. …

BJP participates in Amaravati farmers’ yatra
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP participates in Amaravati farmers’ yatra

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Amaravati farmers marching to Arasavilli from Amaravati continued their yatra from Saripalle in Undi constituency of West Godavari district despite heavy rain. Telugu Desam MLAs M. Rama Raju, Nimmala Ramanaidu, MLC Manthena Satyanarayana Raju and former MLA Vetukuri Venkata Siva Ramaraju welcomed the Amaravati marchers amid beating of drums and dancing by people. BJP West Godavari district secretary P. …

Mixing devotion with politics is new mantra in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 3 months ago

Mixing devotion with politics is new mantra in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: In a bid to bring additional focus on its resolve to have three capital cities for Andhra Pradesh, ruling YSR Congress has asked its leaders and cadres to perform poojas and break coconuts at temples throughout the state on the occasion of Vijaya Dasami on Wednesday seeking blessings of Goddess Durga for overall decentralised development of AP. And currently, …

Jagan speeds up counter-strategy for 3 Capitals by amending Amaravati norms
2 years, 3 months ago

Jagan speeds up counter-strategy for 3 Capitals by amending Amaravati norms

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The YSR Congress has speeded up its counter- strategy to remove legal hurdles in the way of its aims of decentralised development of the state. The Jagan-led government amended the APCRDA act to give house lands to outsiders in Amaravati and it proposed to amend the Amaravati Master Plan and its related development plans. Further, the amendment to the …

Naidu will be responsible for Padayatra incidents: Minister Amarnath
2 years, 3 months ago

Naidu will be responsible for Padayatra incidents: Minister Amarnath

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Minister for Industries and IT Gudivada Amarnath said Opposition leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu would be solely responsible if any untoward incidents take place during the Amaravati farmers’ padayatra in north Andhra region. Addressing a press conference in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, Amarnath said with the permission given by the AP High Court, Naidu should not go out and provoke people …

Andhra Pradesh restarts efforts to develop Amaravati
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh restarts efforts to develop Amaravati

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The YSRC government resumed its efforts to handle the Amaravati issue by proposing the area’s development as a municipality with inclusion of 22 villages in it. As the earlier efforts of establishing AMC proved futile, the government now decided to establish Amaravati Municipality with 22 villages in which 19 villages belong to Thullur Mandal and rest three to Mangalagiri …

BJP to support Amaravati Maha Padayatra 2.0
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP to support Amaravati Maha Padayatra 2.0

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Bharatiya Janata Party has extended its support to Amaravati-Aravasavilli Maha Padayatra 2.0 seeking continuation of Amaravati as the only Capital of Andhra Pradesh. The support came at the launch of a book “Amaravati Vivadalu-Vastavalu” authored by journalist Kandula Ramesh in Vijayawada on Thursday. Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu, BJP former state president Kanna Lakshminarayana, CPI state secretary Ramakrishna, …

TD has started new drama to collect funds, says Perni Nani
2 years, 4 months ago

TD has started new drama to collect funds, says Perni Nani

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Former minister and YSR Congress MLA Perni Venkataramaiah alias Nani has accused Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu of starting Amaravati Maha Padayatra 2.0 from Venkatayapalem to Arasuvilli only to fool people and collect funds from them. “TD leaders resort to padayatra in the name of collecting funds only to convert their black money acquired through real estate business …

Andhra Pradesh starts developmental works in capital Amaravati
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh starts developmental works in capital Amaravati

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government started development works in Amaravati on Monday following the directions of AP High Court. The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority commissioner Vivek Yadav launched the works by performing bhumi puja for Infrastructure development in Zone-4 of Amaravati. He said APCRDA would develop townships and sell plots through e-auction to raise money for development works …

HC directs AP to file status report on development of Amaravati
2 years, 8 months ago

HC directs AP to file status report on development of Amaravati

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The High Court has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to file a status report on implementation of its order on March 3, on development of Amaravati as capital city, and posted the case for next hearing to July 12. A division bench of Chief Justice Prashanth Mishra and Justices Satyanarayana Murthy and DVSS Somayajulu heard a petition filed by …

High Court orders Andhra Pradesh to build Amaravati as capital
2 years, 10 months ago

High Court orders Andhra Pradesh to build Amaravati as capital

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: In a setback to the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government, the AP High Court on Thursday said that the state government should follow the CRDA Act and ordered it to develop Amaravati as the capital, as per the master plan, within six months. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra in its final verdict …

Process on to make Capital Amaravati as biggest municipal corporation of AP
3 years ago

Process on to make Capital Amaravati as biggest municipal corporation of AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: All is set for the start of the process to develop capital Amaravati into the Amaravati Capital City Municipal Corporation. It was after the YSR Congress won power in 2019 that the state government detached some Amaravati villages and formed the Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation by merging the Mangalagiri and Tadepalli municipalities. Now, the government is promising to form …

Amaravati belongs to all people in AP, not just farmers: CJ
3 years, 1 month ago

Amaravati belongs to all people in AP, not just farmers: CJ

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Mishra has made it clear that Amaravati belongs to all the people of Andhra Pradesh and not just to the farmers who offered their lands to build it. The chief justice observed that 30,000 farmers offered their lands voluntarily to build the capital city, Amaravati. Petitioner’s counsel Shyam Divan argued that at …

Andhra farmers’ protest to retain Amaravati as capital enters 200th day
4 years, 6 months ago

Andhra farmers’ protest to retain Amaravati as capital enters 200th day

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: TD president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and save the Amaravati Capital City from “destructive strategies” of the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in the state. He told the PM that it is the duty of Central government to protect Amaravati in accordance with the spirit of AP Reorganisation Act, which recommended …

‘YSRCP leaders secretly want Amaravati as capital’
4 years, 10 months ago

‘YSRCP leaders secretly want Amaravati as capital’

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India senior leader K. Narayana on Saturday said that everyone, including leaders of the YSR Congress, wanted Amaravati to continue as the capital city of the State. Addressing a roundtable meeting organised by the Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi Joint Action Committee in the city, the CPI leader said that except for Chief Minister Y.S. Telugu Desam Party leader …

Is Jagan dumping Amaravati due to Kamma factor?
5 years ago

Is Jagan dumping Amaravati due to Kamma factor?

India TV News  

In Andhra Pradesh, where caste plays dominant role in politics, it was not surprising that the row over the state capital Amaravati too has a caste angle to it. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government alleged that Amaravati was planned and designed as the state capital to benefit Kammas, a dominant case in the region but opposition Telugu Desam Party has rubbished …

A divided State’s capital conundrum
5 years ago

A divided State’s capital conundrum

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government’s three-capital proposal has stirred a hornet’s nest and rattled the 25,000-odd farmers who parted with their land, totalling more than 33,000 acres, for a world-class ‘Amaravati capital city’. government pooled in over 33,000 acres of land from farmers in 29 villages of the Amaravati region, promising a world-class mega capital. The Capital Region Development Authority, which …

Tension grips Amaravati as farmers continue protest
5 years ago

Tension grips Amaravati as farmers continue protest

India Today  

Tension prevailed in Mandadam village late Thursday night as farmers refused to give up their ongoing agitation demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government drop the move to shift the state capital from Amaravati. Three days later, a committee of experts appointed by the state government too came out with recommendations on similar lines, suggesting that the "capital functions" could be …

Fate of Amaravati hangs in a limbo
5 years ago

Fate of Amaravati hangs in a limbo

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: As many as 68 project works were under progress when the previous Telugu Desam government was voted out. On ground, the AP government led by Chief Minister Mr Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy stopped 47 works in Amaravati. According to reports, out of 29 villages making up the Amaravati capital region, some development was seen in Undavalli, Velagapudi and …

Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu to tour Amaravati on 28 November
5 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu to tour Amaravati on 28 November

Live Mint  

In view of the recent developments in Amaravati, including the termination of the startup area by state government, Telugu Desam Party national president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will undertake a tour on 28 November of the upcoming capital city and will also meet farmers who gave up their lands for its development. A senior TDP …

With projects scrapped, Jagan Reddy undoes Naidu’s vision of Amaravati
5 years, 1 month ago

With projects scrapped, Jagan Reddy undoes Naidu’s vision of Amaravati

Live Mint  

From the World Bank withdrawing its funding to the start-up area project being terminated, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has majorly undone his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu’s pet project of building the Amaravati capital city, ever since the former came to power in May this year. ÄP industries minister Makapati Goutham Reddy, however, defended the government’s move, …

Andhra to keep finances in mind for Amaravati works
5 years, 4 months ago

Andhra to keep finances in mind for Amaravati works

India TV News  

Hinting that resumption of construction works in state capital Amaravati will take more time, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday said it would keep in mind the state's financial position while proceeding with the works. The first such meeting held by him since assuming office in May was held amid uncertainty on the capital's future created by statements of his …

BJP leaders differ on location of AP capital
5 years, 4 months ago

BJP leaders differ on location of AP capital

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: With the state government failing to clarify its stand on the shifting of capital from Amaravati, BJP leaders are making contradictory statements on the issue. BJP MP Sujana Chowdary alleged that the government has different intentions behind changing the capital region and claimed this will affect the development of farmers and the state. The capital could be divided into …

State BJP leaders visit villagers in Amaravati, stand by their demand for debate on shifting of Andhra Pradesh capital
5 years, 4 months ago

State BJP leaders visit villagers in Amaravati, stand by their demand for debate on shifting of Andhra Pradesh capital

Firstpost  

In the wake of a debate over the capital of Andhra Pradesh, state BJP leaders on Tuesday held a field visit in Amaravati capital region and interacted with villagers. Amaravati : In the wake of a debate over the capital of Andhra Pradesh, state BJP leaders on Tuesday held a field visit in Amaravati capital region and interacted with villagers. …

MPs differ on Jagan Mohan Reddy-PM Modi ties
5 years, 4 months ago

MPs differ on Jagan Mohan Reddy-PM Modi ties

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: It is Y. Sujana Chowdary versus T.G. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the controversies on the Polavaram reverse tenders, cancellation of the power purchase agreements and recently, the AP capital Amaravati issues, YSRC MP V. Vijayasai Reddy said that AP Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was taking decisions after discussing them with Prime …

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