Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday requested Union home minister Amit Shah to introduce the legislation on providing statutory status to the capital city of Amaravati in the second phase of the ongoing budget session of Parliament, people familiar with the matter said. Naidu met Shah and discussed the legal status of the state capital Amaravati, they added.

The draft legislation on declaring Amaravati as the only capital of Andhra Pradesh with effect from June 2, 2024, has been under the consideration of the Centre and given clearance by the law ministry, a state government official said.

Naidu explained to Shah various aspects related to the proposed legislation. "He requested the home mi...