Andhra Assembly Passes Amaravati Sole Capital Resolution

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution urging the central government to grant statutory recognition to Amaravati as the state's sole official capital, marking a pivotal step to resolve a decade-long dispute over the issue. The special one-day session, convened in Velagapudi, saw Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu lead the effort to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, providing legal clarity after years of political shifts and stalled development.

The resolution specifically calls for changes to Section 5 of the 2014 Act, inserting the phrase "at Amaravati" into subsection 2 and defining the capital as the area notified under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act of 2014. This move effectively rejects the previous government's three-capital proposal, which had designated Amaravati for legislative functions, Visakhapatnam for executive operations, and Kurnool for judicial activities. Naidu emphasized during his address that such amendments are essential for permanent administrative stability, stating that statutory backing represents "the final seal needed to protect the dreams of the people and the...