Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy who is on Sit-in against Lt.Governor Kiran Bedi outside her residence Raj Niwas since Wednesday last week has urged Centre Intervention in the Issue. V Narayanasamy, along with his Cabinet Ministers is staging a Dharna outside Raj Niwas alleging Kiran Bedi of adopting a ‘Negative Stands’ towards the proposal.
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Speaking to news agency ANI, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy informed that ‘A 3 member Congress delegation to meet Rajnath Singh and apprise him of the situation. We want the central govt to take action immediately’.
‘We will tell him (Home Minister), how the Governor is trying to arm twist the elected Government an is trying to throttle the Democracy. She (Kiran Bedi) is trying to impose her will on the people of Puducherry. We want the Government of India to intervene in the Situation’ Chief Minister V Narayanasamy added.
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy who is continuing his dharna outside Raj Nivas against Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, says, "Today, a 3 member Congress delegation to meet Rajnath Singh and apprise him of the situation. We want the central govt to take action immediately." pic.twitter.com/ZNWVa6MiyJ
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2019
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Deputy Manish Sisodia on Monday reached out Puducherry CM and extended his solidarity in his ongoing protest against Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi.
Kejriwal alleged that the situations in both – Puducherry and Delhi – are the same. He added the Lieutenant Governor in both Delhi and Puducherry are appointees of the BJP-led government at the Centre, he said.
READ: Arvind Kejriwal meets V Narayanasamy; demands ‘Full Statehood’ for Delhi & Puducherry
We will demand that both Delhi and Puducherry be made full (fledged) states. There is no reason why people of these states should be discriminated against,” he said.
Chief Minister V Narayanasamy thanked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet.
Chief Minister Narayanasamy has accused Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi of not approving his government’s 39 proposals for welfare schemes, including a free rice scheme, and on administrative matters
Narayanasamy had led an agitation in front of the Parliament on January 4, demanding that the Centre sanction statehood for Puducherry and replace Kiran Bedi as the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor and the government headed by Narayanasamy had been at loggerheads over various issues ever since Kiran Bedi assumed office in May 2016.
Notably, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had faced similar power tussle in Delhi with Lt. Governors since AAP stormed to power in 2015 in National Capital. The Top Court had recently announced its verdict on various issues.
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