New Delhi: Visakhapatnam to be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh. This has been announced by Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of the state on Tuesday while announcing a Global Summit to be held in Andhra Pradesh on 3 -4 March. This announcement comes as a surprise to many as a case related to this is pending before the Supreme Court.
‘Here I am, to invite you, to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in the days to come. I myself will be shifting over to Visakhapatnam in the months to come,’ announced Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Political observers believe that with this assertion, Chief Minister sticks to his 3 Capital Plan- Visakhapatnam, Kurnool & existing capital Amravati, despite the High Court having ruled last year that it can’t make a law for that. The case is pending in the Supreme Court on an appeal by YSRCP government.
in 2020, the state planned to have three capital cities — Visakhapatnam for the executive, Amaravati for the legislature, and Kurnool for the judiciary. That legislation was later withdrawn, and Amaravati formally remained the capital.
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