AP government decided to lay foundation stone for its capital city Amaravati on October 22nd at 12.45 PM on the eve of Vijayadashami festival. Generally, people of the state believe that any work or project started on Vijayadashami day would become a grand success. So, many shops, new projects will be launched on that particular day all over the state. But, the timing of muhurtham-12.45 pm is drawing criticism from Astrologers and Vasthu specialists as well.

Generally, such programs should be completed before 12.00 noon and not after. Tallavajula Sriramakrishna Sarma of Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district, secretary of the Vasthu Vignana Parishad said “The government chooses Makara Lagna at 12.45 pm, which is danger to its stability. Instead, if it performs the same at Dhanur Lagna at 11.39 AM, it ensures stability and speedy growth for the state. The government should have fixed the muhurtham after consulting the Vasthu experts and Astrologers instead of taking opinion from an individual Astrologer.”

“There is no meaning in fixing muhurtham to suit Prime Minister’s schedule. Statement government should fix muhurtham that suits best for the state and not to suit Prime Minister’s schedule. One can’t fix a half a dozen muhurthams for one ceremony to suit anyone’s schedule. Whether he is Prime Minister or President of India, he should plan accordingly to attend the ceremony at the scheduled muhurtham and muhurtham should not be fixed to match his schedule. If fixed, then there is no necessary for fixing muhurtham at all. The ceremony can be performed whenever PM comes,” said another astrologer in the district.