We can stay in Hyderabad for 10 years: Andhra CM Naidu

Releases white paper on the impact of state reorganisation on subjects like finances, power and irrigation

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that the Legislation passed by the Parliament has given his government the right to stay in Hyderabad for 10 years.

“We have 10 years to stay in Hyderabad. We will decide when to go and from where to operate, and where to build our capital,” he said.

Releasing a white paper on the impact of the state reorganisation on subjects like finances, power and irrigation, a day ahead of the first Budget session and hours before meeting Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao in Hyderabad today, Naidu said the previous UPA government had done grave injustice to Andhra Pradesh the way it broke the state.

“A level-playing field is required for both the states,” he said, adding Hyderabad had been declared a common capital for 10 years and the UPA government had neither created an institutional framework required for effective governance of the common capital nor put in place standard operational procedures that provide equitable platform for both the state governments to ensure safety and security of the citizens.