- Both then and now, Amaravati has been driven by corruption and loot.
- The top leadership is engaged in amassing thousands of crores through the project.
- From the master plan, designs, plot allocations, construction costs, loans and road works to encroachment of assigned lands and distribution of benefits to loyalists, corruption runs through every layer of Amaravati.
- Open loot is taking place in the name of mobilisation advances.
- Public money is being siphoned away on a scale never seen before.
- Even the lands belonging to Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple in Velagapudi were not spared.
- Illegal cases are being filed against anyone questioning the chain of scams.
- Police notices are being issued to social media companies demanding removal of videos exposing Amaravati corruption.
- Panic has set in as the government fears its entire corruption network is being exposed.
- Across Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati has now become synonymous with endless scams.
- A dangerous situation is emerging where the state itself may ultimately be left without a functional capital.
- Even the mention of the MAVIGUN model is triggering panic and anger among those in power.
Master Plan, Master Loot
Loot in the name of the master plan. Loot in the name of designs. Bias in plot allocations. Corruption in the name of five towers and permanent constructions. Loans worth thousands of crores. Road works cost nearly Rs 180 crore per kilometre. Encroachment of assigned lands. Contracts and tenders being handed over to loyalists and associates.
Wherever one looks in Amaravati, the same pattern appears. Under the guise of constructing a capital city, unrestricted plunder of public resources has become a major public issue across Andhra Pradesh.
A Conspiracy that may leave AP without a Capital
The people of Andhra Pradesh need a capital city. It should stand as a symbol of the aspirations of the people and as a strong foundation for the future of the state. But today, when people hear the word “Amaravati,” the first words that come to mind are no longer development or progress. Instead, the dominant words are “corruption,” “loot,” “scam,” and “commissions.”
Across the state, intense public discussion is taking place over how Amaravati has been transformed not into a centre of development, but into a massive extraction economy worth thousands of crores. From the master plan to designs, tenders, roads, lands, loans, constructions and plot allocations, allegations of corruption surround almost every stage of the project.
Master Loot in the Name of the Master Plan
Crores of rupees were spent in the name of preparing the Amaravati master plan. Public money was poured away like water in the name of foreign consultants, design firms and advisory agencies. But what exactly did the state gain from these designs? How much was paid to each company? On whose recommendations were the contracts awarded? How much public benefit was actually created? How much money went into commissions? None of these questions have received answers.
Even today, the failure to place full financial details transparently before the public has itself become evidence of the opacity surrounding Amaravati.
Crores Looted in the Name of Designs
One building design, one tower design, one road design , crores of rupees are being shown as expenditure for every component. Yet the government is refusing to explain the actual ground reality. In many locations, even foundations are not visible, but the bills continue touching the sky. There are still no answers as to whose pockets this money is ultimately entering.
Bias and Secret Deals in Plot Allocations
Who received the most valuable lands inside Amaravati? Who truly benefited? Did ordinary farmers receive justice? Or did those close to the ruling establishment become the real beneficiaries?
Serious questions continue to emerge over how strategically important plots were allotted to individuals who had already acquired lands in advance through insider access and secret understandings. Plot allocations made to Balusu Srinivasa Rao, the family of ABN Andhra Jyothy’s Radha Krishna, film producer Ashwini Dutt and several other influential individuals have become major examples repeatedly cited in public discussions.
Massive Corruption in the Name of “Permanent Constructions”
In the name of building a “world-class capital,” massive permanent structures are being proposed. But public debate increasingly revolves around how the focus appears to be more on commissions than on actual construction.
Thousands of crores are being shown as expenditure for five towers, permanent Secretariat buildings and giant administrative complexes. Is the real construction cost genuinely this high? Or have project estimates been inflated to create massive room for financial extraction?
Public anger is also growing over the open loot taking place in the name of mobilisation advances. Huge advances are being released to contractors even before substantial work begins. While construction itself moves at a painfully slow pace, crores continue to be released upfront. Serious allegations are now circulating that much of this money ultimately reaches the top leadership itself.
Intellectuals and policy observers are openly questioning why public money is getting exhausted long before projects are completed.
Rs 180 Crore Per Kilometre for Roads?
Serious concerns are also being raised over road construction expenditure inside Amaravati. People are openly asking whether roads are being laid , or whether gold itself is being spread across the ground , as project costs in some cases are touching nearly Rs 180 crore per kilometre, figures rarely seen elsewhere in the country.
Even Temple Lands Were Not Spared
Fresh accusations are resurfacing that even assigned lands meant for the poor were swallowed in the name of the capital project. Beyond that, allegations that lands belonging to Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple in Velagapudi were also targeted have triggered strong public anger. Local residents are openly questioning how even temple lands were not spared in the rush surrounding Amaravati expansion.
Contracts Reserved for Loyalists?
Questions continue growing over whether genuine transparency exists in Amaravati tenders , or whether contracts are repeatedly being handed over only to individuals and companies close to the political leadership.
The repeated emergence of the same networks and firms across multiple tenders has intensified public suspicion that Amaravati construction has evolved into a closed ecosystem designed primarily to benefit a politically connected contractor class.
Questioning Corruption Means Facing Cases?
Serious allegations are now being raised that anyone posting videos, social media content or public criticism regarding Amaravati corruption is immediately facing police cases, notices and intimidation.
People are increasingly asking whether this is democracy , or a system where questioning itself becomes a punishable offence.
The government’s move to send notices to social media companies demanding removal of videos and posts relating to Amaravati corruption has itself become a major controversy. If the allegations are false, people are openly asking, why is there fear? Why is there a need to suppress videos? Why attempt to silence criticism instead of publicly responding to it?
Is This Not an Attack on Democratic Rights?
People are now openly asking whether the government is truly building a capital city , or pushing Andhra Pradesh into a long-term debt trap.
Thousands of crores are being borrowed in the name of Amaravati, while the repayment burden is ultimately being placed on the shoulders of ordinary people. A growing fear is emerging that future generations may inherit not a functioning capital city, but decades of debt created in its name.
