YSRC Game Plan for Three Capitals?
The gathering decided to plan a sizable rally for decentralisation on october 15 in Visakhapatnam under the banner of visakha Garjana. The Ambedkar statue in the city will be the starting point for the protest. The jac leaders said that educational campaigns about the necessity of having three state capitals for decentralised development will be held for a week in each constituency. But given that, on the surdata-face, it appears to be a wholly political game plan of the YSRC, one wonders whether the JAC's establishment to fight for three capitals will peter out along the lines of the Samaikyandhra agitation.
There were organisations involved in the Samaikyandhra campaign, and all political parties had backed the protest. The initiative was supported by numerous student organisations and grassroots organisations. However, they were unable to halt the split. However, there hasn't been a similar emotional rise among the general public in the current drive for three capitals. No other political party is offering them support but the YSRCP, and even the recently established jac is supported by the YSRC.
The cause of this is that the inhabitants of Visakhapatnam have never expressed a desire for a capital city there. The people of north-coastal Andhra would have become agitated on their own if there was any such emotional demand from them. The YSRC intends to incite such an attitude among the populace. It will be interesting to see if the effort is effective in mobilising a large-scale movement for the capital city or if it will burn away like the Samaikyandhra movement.
There were organisations involved in the Samaikyandhra campaign, and all political parties had backed the protest. The initiative was supported by numerous student organisations and grassroots organisations. However, they were unable to halt the split. However, there hasn't been a similar emotional rise among the general public in the current drive for three capitals. No other political party is offering them support but the YSRCP, and even the recently established jac is supported by the YSRC.
The cause of this is that the inhabitants of Visakhapatnam have never expressed a desire for a capital city there. The people of north-coastal Andhra would have become agitated on their own if there was any such emotional demand from them. The YSRC intends to incite such an attitude among the populace. It will be interesting to see if the effort is effective in mobilising a large-scale movement for the capital city or if it will burn away like the Samaikyandhra movement.