Chennai: The Congress government in Puducherry, that has been tackling a series of calculated onslaughts from lieutenant-governor Kiran Bedi and the BJP since the beginning, was pushed to the precipice on Tuesday, on the eve of top party leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit.
A bid by Congress leaders to make Rahul Gandhi have a chance meeting with DMK president M.K. Stalin at the airport on Wednesday with a view to firming up the alliance between the two parties also didn’t work out as Mr Stalin decided to take an early morning flight ahead of Mr Gandhi’s arrival in Chennai.
Meanwhile, in a late-night development, Rashtrapati Bhavan announced that Ms Kiran Bedi will “cease to hold” the office of lieutenant-governor, but no reasons were given. Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given the additional charge of Puducherry till a full-time L-G is appointed.
Just as the Congress was planning to accord a grand reception to Rahul Gandhi, two of its MLAs,…