A section of people opposes Three capital decision

The Andhrapradesh  Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Act, 2020, provided for three seats of governance — Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool.

With regards to the AP state capitals bill, the government is giving all indications that all will not be over even if the High Court passes an order in favour of the Amaravati capital farmers.

Already, the HC has issued a status quo order on the Capital shifting. This means that the Government cannot move its offices to Visakhapatnam. The CMO, Secretariat and Heads of Departments would have to function from the existing Capital area itself till further orders.

The Central government has asserted that it has no role to play in determining the capital of Andhra Pradesh. “The capital city of a state is decided by the respective state government. The Centre has no role in it,” the Central government said in a counter-affidavit filed before the High Court. The court was hearing a petition filed by Poluri Srinivas Rao directing the Centre to grant Special Category Status (SCS) and implement the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act.

Amid this, YCP Minister Perni Nani has asserted that their government would approach the Supreme Court if the need arises in future. He fired at Chandrababu Naidu saying that the TDP chief was such a leader who was solely interested in his own selfishness.