Overview
- Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy labelled building the capital in the Krishna river basin "insane" and called for Supreme Court intervention over environmental and legal concerns.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Urban Development Minister P. Narayana said works are advancing on schedule, arguing that major cities routinely rise along riverbanks.
- The TDP accused Jagan of trying to frighten investors and derail ongoing construction by invoking the river-basin issue and a potential court review.
- YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy alleged hurried execution of Land Pooling Scheme II, unresolved Phase I infrastructure for farmers, inflated costs and commission-driven contracts, citing about ₹5,000 crore spent and over ₹40,000 crore borrowed.
- Finance minister Payyavula Keshav sought substantial central support for Amaravati, funds to develop Visakhapatnam as a regional financial capital, and backing for river interlinking including the Nallamalla–Polavaram link, as Naidu also pitched top university campuses and a quantum computer for the capital.