Ruling alliance in Puducherry begins protest in search of recall of Lt Governor

The ruling Congress-led Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) in Puducherry on Friday started its four-day lengthy agitation right here demanding recall of Lt Governor Kiran Bedi for allegedly “impeding developmental plans and welfare measures of the elected government.”
Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, the lone Lok Sabha Member from Puducherry V Vaithilingam, Congress legislator T Jayamoorthy, leaders of the CPI, CPI(M) and VCK additionally participated within the protest.

Although the SDA had earlier determined to carry the agitation by picketing Raj Nivas (office-cum-residence of the Lt Governor), the venue was shifted to Maraimalai Adigal Salai (greater than a km away) as police didn’t give permission in view of an order in pressure limiting agitations inside 500 metres of Raj Nivas and the Assembly.
Leaders and employees of the DMK, an ally of the ruling Congress weren’t current on the agitation and cause for his or her absence couldn’t be recognized instantly.
The Centre had already deployed the Central Armed Police Force and the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at vantage factors right here to take care of regulation and order.

Although the Chief Minister was claiming that the agitation would proceed “till Kiran Bedi left Puducherry”, the length of the stir has been diminished to 4 days.
This is the second time that such an agitation towards Bedi is being held herewith the Chief Minister and his ministerial colleagues and leaders of the alliance events collaborating.

The earlier stir was held in February 2019 to push the calls for for reopening of the closed industries and public sector undertakings and in addition for easy operation of the free rice scheme.

The current stir is proscribed to the demand that Bedi be recalled, sources within the Congress mentioned. Narayanasamy and the others earlier garlanded statues ofleaders together with former Chief Minister V Venkatasubba Reddiar earlier than arriving on the protest venue.