TIRUPATI: Industries and IT minister Mekapati Gautam Reddy on Tuesday said the capital of a state is where the chief minister of that state stayed, and can be located anywhere.
“It could be Pulivendula, or Vijayawada, or any other place. In fact, the word capital does not exist in the Constitution at all. As per the 1937 Sribagh Pact, it was agreed to have three capitals for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy decided to form three capitals,” the minister, who attended a review meet on government welfare schemes at the Sri Venkateswara University here, said.
In line with the Sribagh agreement, it was decided to establish the judicial capital in Kurnool, the executive capital in Vijayawada region, and the financial capital in Visakhapatnam, he said. “The government has been executing its decision in line with the aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh,” Gautam Reddy added.
He further said that the government is fully prepared to tackle the perceived third wave of Covid-19. “We have the best medical infrastructure to deal with any eventuality arising out of a possible third wave. Effective mechanisms have been put in place to minimise the impact of the third wave in the state,” he said.
Deputy chief minister K Narayanaswamy, PR minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, MLAs Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, Biyyapu Madhusudhan Reddy, J Srinivasulu, Chittoor MP N Reddeppa and district collector M Harinarayana were also present.
In fact, the word capital does not exist in the Constitution at all. The government has been executing its decision in line with the aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh
