New Delhi, July 4: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers -- Nitin Gadkari, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and Piyush Goyal in Delhi.
"Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri @ncbn, met Prime Minister @narendramodi", a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
After storming to power in Andhra Pradesh, this is the first meeting of CM Naidu with the Union cabinet ministers. He had earlier attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony. The TDP is also a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
The meeting also draws assumes significance as Naidu has declared rebuilding Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The project is expected to require central assistance and clearance.Naidu on Wednesday released a white paper on the Amaravathi capital region.
He said that the name "Amaravati" was mooted by Ramoji Rao after research. "Amaravathi has a specific chamber in the British Museum. We are bringing back Amaravathi as the name of the capital, which was previously the capital of the Satavahana dynasty. Nobody anticipated the state's bifurcation. Ramoji Rao suggested this name, and it was put to a public poll.
Everyone suggested Amaravathi as the capital. We collected soil and water from across the state for laying the foundation stone. (ANI)
