Nonagenarian freedom fighter G. Vandanam has opined that the truncated Andhra Pradesh needs a centralised capital. Talking to The Hindu during the Republic Day celebrations here on Sunday, Mr. Vandanam said, “What we need is focused development. Plight of farmers“The idea of decentralised capitals is not in the larger interests of the State,” he said, arguing that it was not correct to conclude that decentralised capitals would pave the way for decentralised development. “It is a pity that the farmers who had parted with their land for the capital are now left in the lurch,” he observed. “The fruits of development have not trickled down to the downtrodden sections of people even after seven decades of Independence,” he lamented.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2020 19:07 UTC