Scores of farmers in Amaravati region, who gave up their fertile agricultural lands for the development of Andhra Pradesh's new capital city, took to the streets on Thursday protesting the YSRC government's fresh idea of having three capitals for the state.
On December 17, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy hinted in the Assembly that the state could have three capitals Executive Capital in Visakhapatnam, Legislative Capital in Amaravati and Judiciary Capital in Kurnool.
The Chief Ministers statement triggered widespread protests, particularly in the central coastal region of the state.
Farmers, along with their family members, organised road blockades in all the 29