The Big Picture - Multiple State Capitals & Governance

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly late on Monday night passed the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 that intended to give shape to state government's plan of having three capitals — executive capital in Visakhapatnam, legislative in Amaravati and judicial in Kurnool. The amendments to the Bill proposed by the Opposition Telugu Desam Party were rejected by the House. The cabinet chaired by Reddy approved the proposal on three capital cities aimed at “decentralised and inclusive development of all regions of the state”. It also approved repealing the Capital Region Development Authority Act and establishes the Amaravati Metropolitan Development Authority. The ruling YSR Congress Party has also reportedly decided to scrap the state’s Upper House as it is miffed with the Legislative Council stalling bills. On this edition of The Big Picture we will take a closer look at the issue of multiple state capitals. We will also analyse the issue of doing away with the legislative council. Guests - B K Chaturvedi, Former Cabinet Secretary, J Sai Deepak, Advocate, Supreme Court, K V Prasad, Sr Associate Editor, The Tribune, Sushil Chandra Tripathi, Former Principal Secretary, Finance, Uttar Pradesh, GOI, Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira