AIADMK seeks special session of Assembly

Opposition AIADMK has urged the Lt Governor Kiran Bedi to arrange for a special session of the Puducherry Assembly to enable the members to discuss various issues relating to the Union Territory.
Talking to reporters here today, AIADMK legislature party leader A Anbalagan said seven privately run medical colleges in the Union Territory were not honouring the Medical Council of India's directives to earmark 50 per cent of the seats in the first MBBS in each of the colleges to the government of Puducherry.
Of 1050 seats in these colleges only 273 seats were earmarked in the past although the MCI's prescription is that 525 seats should be available under government quota.

Anbalagan said that he along with the other legislators of the party had submitted a detailed memorandum in this connection to the Lt Governor yesterday.
The MCI had also directed that 50 per cent quota for government in admission to PG courses in medical colleges.