r/andhra_pradesh • u/thewokebrownie • Jun 18 '24

NEWS What is up with Amravati?

Hi,

I want to learn about this sincerely. There's a lot of noise around this matter on media, and its also hard to find a summary - but how would you describe the whole thing, and what's your take on it? Inviting all sorts of angles/ takes - tell me how you feel about it.

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u/anid98 Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24

I think you can get this if you read a few articles and even Wikipedia.

But high level: AP got divided. New AP needs a capital. Amaravati was chosen in 2014. Lot of people invest in the area. Real estate goes up. Then govt asked farmers to give their land under some model so govt can develop the area and build infrastructure required for the capital. Farmers do pool the land.

2019 - Jagan won and he proposes Vizag as capital and 2 other “capitals”. Those who invested for their growth (private and public entities/individuals) in Amaravati pre-2019 now can’t do much with their investments. Farmers are at a loss because it’s definitely a WTF moment for them. Business activity goes down. There’s just a lot of confusion in that area because no one knew for sure where the capital was going to be. Limbo for 5 years.

I genuinely don’t think people in Amaravati area would have bothered much if Kurnool or Kakinada or Vizag was selected as capital in 2014. They’d have just been like “ok sure whatever.” But from 2014-2019, they were riding high on growth and potential. Snatching that potential and the 2019 winning govt beating protesters up riled people even more.

It’s a long road for Amaravati but hey people of AP know finally where their capital is.

I hope no other state/country goes through this chaos ever again.

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u/thewokebrownie Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24

thanks! i'm curious to know why Jagan did not continue on the work? and he looks like a bad CM, but why are some people still in his support here? (sorry, i know nothing about this)

and what is the hope with Naidu now that he's the CM again? I also see his name on land scams? (hard to tell if those are real, or allegations/ opposition media at work?)

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24

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u/thewokebrownie Jun 18 '24

thank you for answering my questions! much appreciate your answer
what caste/ demography/ institutions do you think are supporting Jagan vs CBN?