India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Puducherry, February 16: Suddenly, the deputy governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, was removed from her position on Tuesday night at a time when the union territory was witnessing a political crisis following the resignation of the deputies of the Congress of the government of V Narayanasamy .
A short statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman Ajay Kumar Singh said the president ordered Bedi “to cease to hold the post of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.”
President Ram Nath Kovind granted the additional charge of the union territory to the Governor of Telengana, Tamilisai Soundararajan, “from the date he takes office, until regular arrangements are made for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry “.
Before the elections for the assembly, the congressional government in Puducherry becomes a minority
The president’s leadership comes amid the political crisis in which the congressional-led government in power has been reduced to a minority after another MLA left the party on Tuesday.
Bedi and Narayasamy have disagreed on a number of issues.
Bedi, a retired IPS officer, was operational until Tuesday night and reviewed the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on union territory and issued instructions to bring in the police force and sanitation workers in the category of frontline workers. for inoculation.
Amid the political turmoil, the opposition seized the opportunity and demanded Narayanasamy’s resignation, saying that his government was a minority. However, Narayanasamy rejected the demand, claiming that his government still enjoyed a “majority” in the assembly, which will be held for elections in the coming months.
With the resignations of four MLAs, the strength of Congress in the 33-member assembly has been reduced to 10, including the President. His ally DMK has three members and an independent also supports the government. The opposition has 14 MLA.
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