“Operation Lotus” Reached Puducherry: Leader Minister To TTN Amid Disaster

New Delhi:

The Congress govt in Puducherry has slipped right into a minority with two resignations in two days however Leader Minister V Narayanasamy mentioned nowadays he used to be assured of persuading the 2 leaders to stick. “Our govt isn’t in a minority,” he asserted in an interview to TTN.

The resignations of Malladi Krishna Rao and John Kumar, who give up back-to-back, have no longer been authorized and have been nonetheless being regarded as by way of the Speaker, Mr Narayanasamy mentioned. He additionally hit out on the BJP, accusing them of making plans some other “operation Kamal (lotus)” – the opposition’s identify for what they name the BJP’s means of engineering defections and toppling governments – in Puducherry.

4 Congress MLAs have give up simply months sooner than Puducherry polls due by way of Might. A Namassivayam and E.Theeppainjan resigned on January 25. Malladi Krishna Rao give up the previous day and John Kumar, nowadays.

Of the 30 elected MLAs within the meeting, Congress had 15 contributors and, along side the DMK’s 3 and one unbiased member, used to be simply previous the bulk mark of 16. After the resignations, the federal government and the opposition each are at 14. The Congress has 10 contributors, leaving its govt one in need of the bulk mark, which is now 15 with the meeting energy losing to 28.

Simply 4 days in the past, Malladi Krishna Rao had travelled to Delhi with Mr Narayanasamy to satisfy with President Ram Nath Kovind and request that Kiran Bedi get replaced as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

This night, Kiran Bedi used to be got rid of as Lieutenant Governor.

“We met the President as a result of Malladi Krishna Rao were careworn by way of Kiran Bedi a number of instances. She has centered him. She has rejected no matter proposal is said to his constituency. I’ve been preventing for him for no less than 4 years. Kiran Bedi has been interfering within the day by day management of our govt and she or he has been looking to create issues…The folks of Puducherry are aware of it. Opposition events have been additionally focused on us. It used to be a troublesome activity for me to run the federal government for 4 years and 9 months. However despite it our govt delivered the services and products to the folks,” mentioned Mr Narayanasamy.

Mr Rao’s resignation used to be out of inflammation with Kiran Bedi, Mr Narayanasamy claimed. “He used to be agitated as a result of Kiran Bedi used to be blockading all his initiatives. He’s nonetheless with me. I’m assured I will be able to convince him,” he mentioned.

However Mr Rao is thought to be headed to the BJP, just like the others who give up sooner than him, and extra leaders are believed to be within the queue.

“That is the BJP’s taste of functioning. They are going to poach and purchase MLAs. They have got performed it in Manipur, Arunachal, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh…they’re handiest buying MLAs. Disgrace at the BJP for focused on elected Congress governments,” the Leader Minister mentioned.

Within the 2016 polls, the BJP contested 18 of 30 seats and misplaced all.

This time, the party has tasked two senior leaders with managing the Puducherry polls — Arjun Meghwal and Rajiv Chandrashekhar. With Congress’s regional heavyweights approaching board, the BJP expects higher effects this time.

Mr Narayanasamy disregarded any risk from the BJP, announcing Puducherry’s citizens have been other. “The folks of Puducherry handiest opt for secular events. They are going to no longer improve any communal components. Individuals who sign up for the BJP in Puducherry… their political occupation will likely be doomed.”