Chandrababu Naidu seeks meeting with Revanth Reddy, sets political circles abuzz

In a move that has set the political corridors abuzz, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has proposed a face-to-face meeting.

With his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy to address issues arising out of the bifurcation of the state. Naidu, whose TDP is part of the BJP-led NDA, has proposed a meeting at Reddy’s residence in Hyderabad on July 6.

In his letter to Congress’s Reddy, Naidu said it was important for the chief ministers of the Telugu-speaking states to “foster close collaboration” to ensure sustained progress and prosperity of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

“It has been 10 years since the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. There have been multiple discussions concerning issues arising from the Reorganisation Act, which hold significant implications for the welfare and advancement of our states,” said Naidu in the letter.

The TDP supremo said a face-to-face meeting would provide an opportunity to engage comprehensively towards achieving mutually beneficial solutions.

In fact, Reddy was with the TDP before switching to Congress and was a confidante of Chandrababu Naidu.

Naidu’s proposal comes at a time when the deadline set by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, for Hyderabad to be the joint capital of the two states has ended.

Hyderabad will now be the capital of Telangana alone. Andhra Pradesh is yet to have a capital city.

The TDP has said it would develop Amaravati as the state capital.

The previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government had junked the TDP’s proposal and made a three-capital proposal.

As per the proposal, Amaravati would be the legislative capital, Kurnool the judicial capital and Visakhapatnam the administrative capital. However, it failed to take off.