India, Jan. 18 -- Hyderabad: BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Sujana Chowdary on Saturday warned the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government against shifting Andhra Pradesh capital from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam as it required the permission of the Central government. "The Centre won't allow such shifting as it concerned several legal and administrative aspects," he said.

Chowdary, who was minister in the Narenxdra Modi's previous government as the representative of TDP, subsequently joined BJP and now is one of the leaders who are objecting to shifting of the Andhra Pradesh capital from Amaravati or dilution of the city's status in any way. Chowdary, who was in Amaravati, demanded that the Jagan government should stick to...