YSRCP using disgruntled farmers as pawns to stall Amaravati, alleges Ananda Babu
TDP leader Nakka Ananda Babu has accused the YSRCP of manipulating disgruntled farmers to obstruct the development of Amaravati. He claims the YSRCP is using these farmers as political pawns to stall infrastructure projects.
Why it matters
The ongoing dispute over the capital city of Andhra Pradesh remains a significant point of contention affecting regional development and political stability.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Polit Bureau member Nakka Ananda Babu accused the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) of hatching a conspiracy around the capital Amaravati to stall its development once again.
While 99.50% of the farmers voluntarily gave their lands for the construction of the capital city, the remaining 0.50% were unhappy about certain things.
He said, It was this small section of disgruntled Amaravati farmers whom the YSRCP was provoking to somehow bring the development of the capital to a halt, especially by raking up road connectivity issues, he alleged.
Addressing the media at the TDP central office, near Mangalagiri, on Sunday (July 12, 2026), Mr. Ananda Babu said YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was using those farmers as pawns in his political game, and that some of them extended cooperation under the Land Pooling Scheme after realising that the former Chief Minister was scheming behind their backs.
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