Unhappy with passage of AP decentralisation Bill, TDP demands discussion in council
(WorldNews India)

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Tuesday gave notice under Rule 71 demanding a discussion on the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Equal Development of All Regions Bill, 2020, in the Andhra Pradesh legislative council. The TDP, which has a majority in the council, said it would not allow the Bill to be passed unless there was discussion on the shifting of capital to Visakhapatnam from Amaravati. The Bill, which was passed in the Assembly on Monday night, proposes three capitals in the state - Amaravati as legislative capital, Visakhapatnam as executive capital and Kurnool as the judicial capital. ExplainedWhy the government wants three capitals The AP government says it wants to ensure equal...