Puducherry Kiran Bedi has commented hours after Puducherry was removed from the post of Lt. Governor. The former Lt. Governor said that he had received a message written on the cover of his diary, stating that he should be ‘kind-hearted, sharp-minded and courageous.’ Bedi was abruptly removed from her post on Tuesday night after a political crisis arose in the union territory following the resignation of Congress MLAs from the V Narayanasamy government in the state.
A brief release issued by Ajay Kumar Singh
The spokesperson of Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the President has instructed that Kiran Bedi “will no longer be the Lt. Governor of Puducherry”.
President Ram Nath Kovind has given additional charge of the post of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry to Telisana Governor Tamilisai Beautyrajan.
This new responsibility will take effect from the time he takes over as the Lieutenant Governor and he will remain in this post till there is regular arrangement of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Puducherry’s additional charge to Tamilisai Sundararajan
said in a statement by the press secretary of President Ajay Kumar, “The President has directed that Dr. Kiran Bedi will no longer be the Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
He has appointed Telangana Governor Tamilisai Sundararajan to discharge his duties as well as the responsibility of Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
This new responsibility will take effect from the time she takes over as the new Lieutenant Governor and she will hold the post till regular arrangements are made for the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. ‘ Significantly, there has been a conflict between Bedi and Narayanasamy on many issues.
On the other hand, after the resignations, in the House on Tuesday
10 of the Congress, three of the DMK, seven of the All India NR Congress, four of the AIADMK, three of the BJP (all nominated and have the right to vote), and one independent MLA remain. . On the basis of the number of members, the majority figure is 15. The election of the Puducherry assembly is expected to be held in April as the term of the current assembly ends on 21 June 2021.
