High Court Questions YCP Over ‘2029 Destruction’ Campaign

The Andhra Pradesh High Court expressed serious concern over objectionable flexis and social media posts by the YCP which mentioned of ‘Destruction in 2029’. The Court questioned the intention behind the provocative campaign and whom was the YCP trying to destruct — people or the state itself.

The court also faulted the police for failing to deal properly with the objectionable posts.

Taking cognizance of the social media posts by the party, the HC judges asked how dare they hang flexis mentioning the destruction that the leaders would unleash in 2029, when the next Assembly elections would be conducted.

The flexis exhibit the audacity of the party in openly declaring to be a destructive force in the state.

The Court passed the serious comments while hearing to a petition relating to YCP social media in charge Sajjala Bhargav Reddy.

“Insulting the CM is equal to deriding the 5 crore people in the state. Who gave you the right to talk and post insulting other people and their families?

Taking a swipe at the police, the judges said the YCP leaders would not have ridiculed and insulted leaders of rival parties had police initiated strict action against them in the past, when the party was first elected to power.

The destruction to which the YSRCP was pointing could be of Amaravati capital city, which the YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had been opposing since the proposal was made in 2015. Jagan did not attend the foundation laying ceremony on October 22, 2015, hinting at his anti-Amaravati sentiment. After being elected to power in 2019, he made the three-capital proposal but could not proceed with it due to paucity of funds and legal hurdles.

Recently, the Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 formally recognizing Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of the state which probably could have hurt Jagan and his party cadre, said political analysts. The amendment makes Amaravati the permanent successor to Hyderabad, with provisions effective from June 2, 2024.

The President of India also gave assent to Amaravati as the permanent capital of AP which could have upset the YCP following which the “Destruction In 2029” campaign gained traction.