Hyderabad: The AP Legislative Assembly passed the Capital Regional Development Authority Bill on Monday with a voice vote. After a heated debate, AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao declared that the Bill was passed by voice vote.
In an emotional speech in the Assembly, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said, ”Our capital will be the capital for the 22th Century. I am asking the Opposition to not indulge in politics over the capital. We shall build a capital that will be the pride of all Telugus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his poll campaign, had promised that he will help us to build a capital even better than New Delhi.”
Mr Naidu said, “We shall not forget the humiliation we faced during the bifurcation. We will teach them a lesson by building a world class capital. I appeal to public to not believe those who are trying to sabotage out attempts.”
CM, jagan spar over farm loan waiver
The Assembly on Monday witnessed heated discussions on the loan waiver with allegations and counter allegations between the TD and Opposition members.
Opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised the TD and CM for backtracking on their assurances. He demanded a complete waiver and said the amount disbursed by the government was insufficient. The CM, however, felt that the YSRC had no right to bring up the issue as it had been opposed to it during the Assembly polls.
CM makes corruption remark
During the debate on the farm loan waiver in the Assembly on Monday, Opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy presented a “case study” on farmers. In response, CM N. Chandrababu Naidu said, “Now there is no need of ‘case study’, a ‘real study’ is needed. Only corruption needs a ‘case study’.” Mr Reddy said that the government is not in a position to digest facts in the case studies. Reacting to this, the CM said one needs guts to reveal the facts.
Heated debate over CRDA
The YSR Congress engaged in a heated debate over the Capital Regional Development Authority Bill in the Assembly on Monday. Rejecting the CRDA Bill, Opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that the Chief Minister is trying to cheat people and the government is doing real estate business in the name of land pooling. Mr Reddy also said that the Bill has no mention of the rights of farmers, tenant farmers and farm labourers.
