After the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the now Andhra Pradesh, the state of Andhra has been facing quite a few problems, starting with a massive issue on its capital itself.
Having been elected as the Chief Minister right after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu took the decision of making the centrally located Amaravati as the capital of the state. Plannings and foundations for the development of Amaravati into a smart city were laid down, and more than 33,000 acres of lands were donated by nearly 24,000 farmers.
Everything seemed to be going well until the government changed last year after the general elections. Jagan’s government took a rather controversial decision by announcing the plan of 3 Capitals for the state – Amaravati as the Legislative Capital, Visakhapatnam as the Executive Capital and Kurnool as the Judiciary Capital. Ever since then, the farmers of Amaravati have been staging protests, and today marks the 200th day of their protests. The Amaravati Joint Action Commission, TDP and several others from all over the country are supporting the farmers, and opposing Jagan’s atrocious 3 Capital plan.
Chandrababu Naidu has now said that only the Central Government can now save Amaravati, and that they have to step in. This looks rather comical as it was Chandrababu Naidu who initiated the entire idea of Amaravati, and that he is now the first one to seemingly give up on it. When Amaravati was announced as the new capital, it looked as though Chandrababu Naidu alone took the decision. It is now sad to see that he is not willing to fight stronger to make sure that justice is done to the farmers, and that Amaravati is reinstated as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Amaravati could have easily been saved if Chandrababu Naidu, or anyone from TDP had built homes in the place. Sadly, no such thing happened, with most of them still based in Hyderabad or elsewhere. Regardless of announcing Amaravati as the Capital, Chandrababu never seemed to really care about developing the capital properly, and making sure that the people of Andhra Pradesh took it seriously.
Giving up on Amaravati right now looks absolutely foolish, and it is Chandrababu Naidu’s responsibility that he sticks through this fight till the end and makes sure that Amaravati is reinstated as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.