NEW DELHI: With the Congress government on the verge of losing its simple majority in Puducherry, political circles are watching with surprise the sudden removal of Kiran Bedi from the post of Lieutenant Governor in the run-up to the Assembly elections. For the last four and a half years, Chief Minister V.S. The central government, which did not budge despite a massive campaign led by Narayanasamy, is all set to replace Bedi after the fall of the Narayanaswamy government was confirmed. Political observers believe that the forthcoming assembly elections in May are behind the hasty decision. Until Tuesday evening, Kiran Bedi had led the Kovid vaccination drive in Puducherry and directed the deployment of more police personnel.
The BJP camps say that the central government’s omission of Bedi is the biggest campaign weapon the Congress has in store for the Assembly elections. The main allegation of the Congress is that Kiran Bedi has thwarted all the plans of the government for the development of Puducherry. Last week, Chief Minister Narayanasamy and Malladi Krishna Rao MLA visited Delhi and met President Ramnath Kovind. The governor was asked to step down.
But after his return, the resignation of Malladi Krishna Rao from the Congress was a setback for the party. With the resignation of four MLAs, including Rao, the Congress government lost a simple majority. Two MLAs joined the BJP. It is rumored that Rao and John Kumar will follow the same path. However, Chief Minister VK Rao said that Rao’s resignation was due to problems with Kiran Bedi. Narayanasamy says.
Most Congress MLAs were unhappy with Bedi’s intervention. The BJP’s ally AINRC was also not satisfied with Bedi’s performance. The omission of Bedi from the charge of the other state is believed to send a message to the people of Puducherry that the Central Government does not support them. If the Congress government comes to power with a landslide, then Kiran Bedi Luff. The BJP is worried that his governorship could backfire in the coming elections. The BJP centers on the controversy so far and the Bedi-centric Congress campaign. It is against this backdrop that the Governor of Telangana, Tamilsai Soundararajan, has decided to give additional charge of Puducherry until Bedi is removed and a new appointment is made.
The BJP is all set to make big strides in the Assembly elections in Puducherry. Senior leaders Arjun Meghwal and Rajiv Chandrasekhar have been given the charge. The Opposition alleges that the BJP is playing ‘Operation Kamala’ in Puducherry, which is targeting senior leaders from other parties.
Kiran Bedi became the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on May 28, 2016. The relocation comes just a few months before the end of the five-year term.
English Summary: Kiran Bedi’s Sudden Removal As Puducherry Lieutenant Governor
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