It seems like the conclusion on three capitals issue is not going to come soon. For the past 7 months, the YSRCP is struggling to make the capital decentralization bill come into force after using all their power in Legislative Assembly two times before they were pegged back by CBN in the council. Now, in order to use the constitutional power of the Governor in favor of their wishes, they forwarded the bill to Governor for his approval.
This capital issue is not as simple as it looks like and there are many legal issues connected to this which the governor is discussing with his judicial bench at the moment. The ruling and opposition’s perspective should also be taken into consideration. Most importantly, the BJP at the center also wants Amaravati as the state capital. Biswa Bhushan who has been with BJP in the past might consider this point too.
Now, the word is out that Governor is about to unveil his Plan-B. YSRCP can resend this bill to the governor if the governor rejects this bill this time, and the second time he will have no choice but to approve the bill according to the constitution. Except YSRCP, no party in the state is in favor of the decentralization of the state’s capital. Above all, this COVID pandemic has made all the things messy.
Hence, the word from Raj Bhavan is out that the Governor might intentionally delay his judgment to avoid unwanted uproar as YSRCP will definitely proceed to shift the capital to Vizag once it gets the approval without caring much about the COVID situation.