Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Sunday said that Kiran Bedi, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory, was not allowing the elected government to function by interfering in the day-to-day administration, reported ANI. Narayanasamy has been holding a sit-in protest for three days now, demanding Bedi’s removal from the post.
Narayanasamy, who heads the Secular Democratic Front alliance government in Puducherry has been joined in the protest by several of his colleagues from the Congress party, his Cabinet, as well as MLAs from the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist). The protestors have been camping at the Anna Salai area in Puducherry, about a kilometre from Bedi’s residence, after they were denied permission to sit near the Raj Nivas, NDTV reported.
On Sunday, some protesters were seen holding a placard that read “BEDI You go! You go!!”. Narayanasamy was himself seen carrying a placard that read “Go Back Bedi”.
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