Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy gets 48-hr deadline from N. Chandrababu Naidu

AMARAVATI: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President and leader of opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday set a 48-hour deadline for Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to either withdraw his three capitals decision or dissolve the Assembly to seek fresh public mandate for his trifurcation move. Addressing a press conference here, Naidu dared the Chief Minister to seek a fresh mandate if he had the courage and if he was fully confident of having total approval of the people for his three capitals plan.

"If the people vote for and bring the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) back to power in the re-election, then the TDP would humbly accept their mandate and it would not raise its dissenting voice against the decision again. If the CM does not come out with a proper response, the TDP along with the other opposition parties would intensify their agitation, not just through legal battles, but also to make the CM a culprit in the people's court," he said.

The former Chief Minister reminded Jagan Reddy that he and his party leaders had promised the people in the 2019 election campaign that Amaravati would continue to be the only capital city and that it would be fully developed. After making that promise, the CM has no right to shift the capital out of Amaravati without the approval of all the five crore people of the State, he said. (IANS)

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