YS Jagan Press Meet Live Updates

• 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.