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New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Notify Amaravati as State Capital in next Parliment session, CM Naidu urges Amit Shah
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu requested the Centre to include Amaravati as the State Capital and and notify it in the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act. Speaking to media after meeting several Union Ministers on Friday, Naidu said that during his discussion with Home Minister Amit Shah, he urged the Centre to notify Amaravati as the Capital of AP. Though it was mentioned in the AP State Reorganisation Act that Hyderabad would remain as the common capital for both AP and Telangana for 10 years after the State bifurcation, it did not mention the capital of the residual Andhra Pradesh. With the ten-year period now concluded, the Chief Minister urged the Union Home Minister to take up the matter in the upcoming session of Parliament and officially designate Amaravati as the State capital. Naidu said that Shah had agreed to notify Amaravati as the capital of AP. The CM also attended a review meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister to discuss the implementation of the three new criminal laws. Accusing the previous YSRCP government for causing significant damage, Naidu said that although the coalition government has made some progress in restoring administrative order, it will take more time to fully recover from the damage done between 2019-24. Rajnath asked to set up military cantonment in AP During a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Naidu presented a strategic vision to establish the state as a national hub for defence manufacturing and aerospace innovation. Naidu outlined a comprehensive plan encompassing industrial infrastructure, research collaborations, and strategic installations across key locations in AP. The proposals include development of integrated defence facilities, revival of critical manufacturing units, support for indigenous aviation programmes, establishment of testing and training centres, and creation of thematic defence hubs to promote regional specialisation. Naidu also requested the Defence Minister to establish a military cantonment in the state. 'When asked about military cantonment, the Defence Minister said he would examine the matter,' the CM said. Naidu underlined AP's readiness-with its strong infrastructure base, skilled workforce, and proactive policy environment-to play a leading role in advancing Aatmanirbhar Bharat through self-reliant defence production. Naidu also met Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil and submitted a proposal for the Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project.
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Prime Minister Modi betrayed people of Andhra Pradesh again, says APCC chief Sharmila
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila on Saturday said the people of the State feel betrayed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'all-talk-no-substance' speech on Friday at the relaunch of the Amaravati capital works. 'Mr. Modi repeated the same lies he had spoken 10 years ago, but packaged them in a more polished way this time,' Ms. Sharmila posted on X. 'According to Section 94 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, 2014, the responsibility of building the new capital for the newly formed Andhra Pradesh lies entirely with the Central Government. The Centre is obligated to provide basic infrastructure in the new capital. Though the Act clearly outlines the Centre's responsibilities, Mr. Modi has not given the State anything,' she said. 'In 2015, the Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone. This time, he simply dusted off his hands and walked away,' the APCC chief alleged. Mr. Modi's claim that the Centre had done everything for Amaravati since 2015 was a blatant lie. 'If it is true, why hasn't the capital city been built even now?' she asked. 'Out of the ₹1 lakh crore required for the capital's construction, has even a single rupee been allocated? Has the Centre officially promised to take responsibility for the construction? Has it at least announced legal status for Amaravati? Has the Centre provided any time-bound clarity on the assurances made during bifurcation?' she sought to know. Ms. Sharmila said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu should do some soul-searching to realise that he was repeatedly being betrayed by Mr. Modi. Mr. Naidu should explain why he was planning to mobilise ₹60,000 crore loan for construction of the capital, even while claiming that the State had a debt of ₹10 lakh crore and that the employees' salary was being paid with borrowed money, she said. She also accused Mr. Naidu of pledging the State to the World Bank, ADB, KfW and HUDCO, and also of selling government lands for capital construction.
