Jagan pitches Mavigun, calls Amaravti model ‘unrealistic’
Jagan Mohan Reddy criticized the Amaravati capital model as unrealistic and proposed the Mavigun corridor as a more practical alternative. He highlighted the financial mismanagement associated with the Amaravati project and claimed it would take decades to develop. Jagan also accused the ruling party of benefiting politically connected individuals through the Amaravati land pooling system.
- ▪Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted that Amaravati is an impractical capital city for Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪He claimed that developing Amaravati would require nearly ₹2 lakh crore and would take decades.
- ▪Jagan proposed the Mavigun corridor as a practical solution, citing existing infrastructure and a supportive population.
- ▪He alleged that the Amaravati project was being used for financial scams by the ruling party.
- ▪Jagan accused the government of diverting attention from the Mavigun proposal through politically motivated controversies.
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Jagan pitches Mavigun, calls Amaravti model ‘unrealistic’YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy criticized Amaravati as an impractical capital, proposing the Mavigun corridor instead, citing financial mismanagement.Published on: May 22, 2026 8:42 AM ISTBy HT CorrespondentShare viaCopy link HyderabadYSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday asserted that Amaravati would remain an unrealistic model for a capital city despite receiving statutory status from the Centre.Jagan pitches Mavigun, calls Amaravti model ‘unrealistic’“Andhra Pradesh will continue to remain a state without a capital even after — not just one or two decades, but even three decades — if Amaravati is projected as the capital city,” Jagan said at a press…
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