Kiran Bedi has officially been removed from the post of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Soon after the removal, Bedi thanked the Central Government for a “lifetime experience”.
Kiran Bedi Leaves Lieutenant Position Amid Congress Government Crisis
As per the reports, there’s been a crisis going amongst the Congress Government. Last month, four legislators resigned from the Assembly. Following this, the government had slipped into a minority within the legislature.
Few hours after Kiran Bedi was removed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, she took to Twitter to express her gratitude. In the Tweet she said everything that she had done for Puducherry is in regards to her sacred duty and to fulfill her constitutional and moral responsibilities. She further thanked the Central government for giving her a “lifetime experience” in serving the Union Territory.
ALSO READ:-Telangana Governor receives Warrant of Appointment as Puducherry LG
Bedi further added that she also wants to thank her colleagues who worked with her. She said that throughout her tenure, “TeamRajNivas” had worked tirelessly for the larger public good. She concluded by saying that Puducherry has a “bright future” and wished for “prosperous Puducherry”.
Congress Government Falls In Minority In Puducherry
As per the latest reports, the government had submitted a letter to the Lieutenant Governor and Secretary in Charge to demand for a floor test in the assembly. This comes after John Kumar resigned from the legislature. He was the fourth person to do since last month. This further led to reducing the number of Congress-DMK alliance to only 14 numbers and an effective strength of 28.
Soon after, the opposition started to demand for the resignation of the Chief Minister V Narayanasamy. As per the latest updates, strength of the Congress in the assembly currently stands at ten along with the speaker. And the ally parties DMK have three members and an independent party also supports the government.
Reports suggest that Narayanaswamy has welcomed Bedi’s removal from the Lieutenant position. And he has further reportedly termed it as a victory of the people. At the same time, he has also denied that his government was reduced to a minority. He claimed that the BJP is carrying a campaign to lure the Congress members into their parties.
Assembly elections in Puducherry are scheduled to be conducted in May this year along with polls in neighbouring states, Tamil Nadu and Kerela.
