Stop three capitals move; YSR Congress Party MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju

The YSR Congress Party's rebel MP, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju on Tuesday sought President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention to stop the Andhra Pradesh government from trifurcating the state capital. The Lok Sabha member from Narsapuram called on the President in Delhi and submitted a memorandum, seeking his immediate intervention to retain Amaravati as the only state capital. He alleged that the YSRCP government in the state is resorting to a series of unconstitutional and anti-public acts and said they warrant the President's intervention to safeguard constitutional rights of people and to save democracy. He pointed out that Amaravati was declared as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 as passed by the Parliament. Many developmental decisions were taken during the last six years and a tremendous amount of infrastructure was established in Amaravati. (IANS)

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