One Year Of Amaravati Protests: Why Andhra s Capital Gains Do Not Deserve To Be Trifurcated
by Vamsi Viraj - Jan 23, 2021 12:11 PM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy
Snapshot
But the current state government is adamant on dividing the capital among three cities.
On 17 December 2020, the struggle of Andhra farmers in the Amaravati region to retain it as the sole capital of the state completed a year.
Bucking the trend of massive protests
against land acquisition in modern India, Amaravati farmers have been protesting the governmentâs decision not to develop this region.
Pending central interference and verdicts of the higher judiciary on multiple petitions, there would be a trifurcation of the stateâs capital functions, gutting any development of Amaravati as