Qatar is the standout! Maybe every football tournament can be in the Middle East: Kevin Pietersen
The Former England Cricketer, Kevin Pietersen has vocalized his commendation for Qatar following the Middle Eastern country’s successful hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and suggested that going forward maybe every football tournament should be held in the Middle East.
The cricketer took to his official Twitter account and said, A football tournament without hooligans. And being at last years Wembley disgrace & now in Qatar, Qatar is the standout!
Maybe EVERY football tournament can be in the Middle East so our fan experience can be memorable!” he expressed.
In a tweet he made earlier in the month, Kevin Pietersen had called the Middle Eastern countries such as Qatar, Saudi, and Dubai as ‘the place to be’ and posted, “Qatar, Saudi & Dubai in a few days. The Middle East is thriving. Economically stable and growing fast, safe & secure, education A Grade & sun shines where everyone is smiling. I can see why so many people have moved and are considering leaving Europe to live here! #ThePlaceToBe”, he tweeted.
A football tournament without hooligans. And being at last years Wembley disgrace & now in Qatar, Qatar is the standout!
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) December 19, 2022
Maybe EVERY football tournament can be in the Middle East so our fan experience can be memorable! 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/jr2igYVijw
Qatar, Saudi & Dubai in a few days. The Middle East is thriving. Economically stable and growing fast, safe & secure, education A Grade & sun shines where everyone is smiling. I can see why so many people have moved and are considering leaving Europe to live here! #ThePlaceToBe
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) December 14, 2022
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Andhra CM promises housing for all poor by 2029
Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said his government will ensure housing for all the poor before 2029 and allocate housing plots for those who do not own land.
Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister urged eligible beneficiaries who have not received a house to apply, assuring that both the central and state governments would take the responsibility for providing housing to all.
“We will not only build houses for all the poor before 2029 but also provide housing plots to landless people,” said Naidu, adding that the government intends to build houses for all the poor.
Noting that the state government aims to allot housing plots to all before 2029, Naidu said it will build apartments if housing plots were not available.
Ahead of Ugadi festival in 2026, the CM said the government will organise three lakh house warming ceremonies under welfare housing, vowing to organise 10 lakh such events within 2026.
On agriculture, Naidu said the southern state accounts for 10 percent of agricultural production at the national level.
He outlined a five-pronged approach of water security, demand-driven crops, food processing, marketing and government support to develop agriculture.
In fiscal 2025 – 26, the CM said Rs 13,772 crore has been earmarked for free power to agriculture, and a financial aid of Rs 20,000 per annum is being given to farmers under Annadata Sukhibava welfare scheme.
According to him, only Rs 7,500 was given to farmers during the previous YSRCP regime. He highlighted that the TDP-led NDA government is offering more than double that amount.
The TDP supremo also announced plans to expand AI agronomist and farm mechanisation services on a large-scale.
Noting that Rs 14,230 crore investments have flowed into the food processing sector, Naidu said the government is concentrating on this front.
Observing that 15 lakh acres are under natural farming in 8,168 villages, he said the target is to expand it to 50 lakh acres.
Besides setting up a large cocoa city near Eluru, he said the government will provide power at Rs 1.5 per unit to aquaculture, among other initiatives.
Assuring continued support, Naidu said his government would stand by farmers in all circumstances and also extend assistance to tenant farmers.
Meanwhile, Irrigation Minister N Rama Naidu informed the House that water would be supplied up to Anakapalli by June 2026 through Polavaram left main canal.
He also said that the government has allocated Rs 600 crore in FY27 budget for Sujala Sravanti project in North Andhra.
The House was later adjourned till Wednesday, March 4.
