Even as YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislators obstructed Naidu from reading his speech and stormed the well, demanding a debate on the recommendations of the Sivaramakrishnan Committee on the capital's location, Nadiu quickly read out the cabinet resolution adopted on September 1."The cabinet of Andhra Pradesh has resolved to locate the capital city in a central place of the state around Vijayawada, and to go for a decentralized development of the state with three mega cities and 14 smart cities," Naidu said amid applause from the treasury benches and sloganeering by the opposition. "It is proposed to go for land pooling system for acquiring land to build the capital, which will be worked out by a cabinet sub-committee."Asserting the TDP government's right to take a decision on the capital, Naidu said the state's people had given it the mandate to do so and the YSRCP should just sit in the opposition benches. He claimed the cabinet decision was a reflection of the popular sentiment. "Nearly 50 per cent of the representations received by the Sivaramakrishnan Committee favoured Vijayawada-Guntur region as the best location for the capital city," he said.He said Vijayawada as capital would enable equal access to people of all regions in the state, adding that the land pooling scheme to consolidate the land required for the capital would create a win-win situation for private landholders and the government. "We will make Vijayawada a people's capital," the chief minister said.Expressing concern over the negligence of Rayalaseema in the past 10 years, Naidu said he had plans to make the region a major manufacturing hub for cement, steel and other mineral-related industries. "Rayalaseema will get top priority with regard to the meeting of water needs," the CM said. "The region will be made drought-proof."Elaborating on why he chose Vijayawada and its surroundings for the capital, Naidu said other backward regions would have failed to attract talent and investments. "Take the case of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies," he said. "Its headquarters is located in Idupulapaya in Kadapa district. But it is still functioning from Hyderabad, even after five years of its inception."Earlier, raising slogans and displaying placards in the House, the opposition tried to obstruct Naidu from reading out the statement. Opposition leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy accused the ruling party of not allowing the assembly to debate the issue, as it was done in 1953 when Kurnool was chosen as the capital of Andhra state.Chief whip Kalva Srinivas, legislative affairs minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, sports minister K Achchnnaidu and welfare minister Ravela Kishore Babu sought to persuade the opposition that the government was ready to allow the debate after the CM finished making his statement.Following continuous disturbance from the opposition benches, Ramakrishnudu said the government could not allow 'Jaganocracy' in the House. Ruling party members accused Jagan of trying to create regional fissures in the state. Jagan denied the charge, saying he was not opposed to having the capital near Vijayawada."What I want to suggest to the government is that given land prices in Vijayawada, the place would be extremely costly and ordinary people would find it difficult to even own a small flat," he said. "If the capital is located where government land is available, the funds that would go for land acquisition could be spent on development."Naidu expressed displeasure at the opposition members for obstructing his statement and even sat down midway through his speech. Ramakrishnudu said since a part of the speech had been read out, it should be deemed the speech had been tabled. But since the commotion continued, the speaker adjourned the House for 15 minutes.When the House reassembled, Jagan surprisingly rose to announce he welcomed the decision to locate the capital near Vijayawada. This paved the way for a peaceful debate later. With YSRC members openly supporting the government on the choice of Vijayawada, a triumphant Naidu read out the 20-page statement on the comprehensive development of Andhra Pradesh.