YS Jagan Press Meet Live Updates
21 May, 2026 11:45 IST|Sandeep Athreya
- Jagan Slams Chandrababu Over Amaravati Scam
- Jagan Stresses MAVIGUN is the Best Alternative for AP Capital
AP Former CM and YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is addressing the media at the party’s central office.
- MAVIGAN has become such a sensitive issue for Chandrababu Naidu that it appears to deeply unsettle him.
- It is unfortunate for Andhra Pradesh that Chandrababu Naidu is serving as the Chief Minister, the speaker alleged.
- The state is being left without a proper capital city, they claimed.
- Due to Chandrababu’s decisions, Andhra Pradesh may continue to remain without a capital even in the future.
- An estimated ₹2 lakh crore would be required just for roads, water supply, drainage, and other basic infrastructure in Amaravati.
- Despite knowing that the plan is impractical, the government is still moving ahead with it, the criticism stated.
- The allegation was made that Chandrababu is pushing the project forward only for scams and financial irregularities.
- It was claimed that loans worth ₹47,387 crore have already been raised for Amaravati.
- Additionally, ₹9,200 crore from the state treasury is reportedly set to be spent on the project.
- The speaker alleged that the state’s finances are being burdened heavily for the sake of scams.
- It was further claimed that Chandrababu becomes agitated whenever questions are raised on the issue.
- MAVIGAN was proposed as an alternative model to ensure the state has a capital city.
- Considering Andhra Pradesh’s current financial and administrative situation, MAVIGAN was presented as a practical alternative.
- In the case of Amaravati, everything would have to be built from scratch.
- In contrast, MAVIGAN is said to already have all the necessary infrastructure in place.
- The claim was made that the public has also expressed support for MAVIGAN.
- Unable to accept this support, Chandrababu is allegedly making reckless remarks, according to the criticism.
- It was also alleged that not only Chandrababu, but even his ministers, are using abusive language against opponents.
- Despite the existing Assembly, High Court, and Secretariat buildings reportedly being built at a cost of ₹1,200 crore, the government now plans to construct everything again from scratch.
- People are said to be shocked by the alleged scale of corruption in the construction of five new buildings.
- Around ₹401 crore is reportedly being spent only on the designs of these buildings.
- The estimated cost of the five buildings is said to be ₹10,665 crore, which critics questioned as excessively high on a per-square-foot basis.
- Furniture, interiors, and several additional expenses are expected to further increase the total project cost.
- Fresh tenders were reportedly called for the same construction works, but the contracts were allegedly awarded again to the previous contractors.
- Critics argued that even luxury five-star infrastructure projects may not incur such high costs.
- A comparison was drawn with K. Chandrashekar Rao, whose government built the Telangana Secretariat at a much lower cost.
- Questions were raised over why Andhra Pradesh’s Secretariat project is being undertaken at such an enormous expenditure.
