Is Jagan's 3-capital idea a move to rouse people's regional aspirations?

n the pat six months, chief minister Reddy took a number of decisions having a populist appeal while not so much worrying about the immediate economic and other sort of implications

Adding further uncertainty to the fate of Andhra's upcoming capital city Amaravati, chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy yesterday invoked the concept of decentralisation put forth by the Sivaramakrishnan Committee in a clear political move to drum up popular support around his government's actions in this matter going forward.

His words on the closing day of the state assembly sessions that the three regions - Andhra, North Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema of the state could have three capitals, each carved out for the three arms of the state, namely, legislature, executive and judiciary turned the whole issue into sensitive political