Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday charged Lt Governor Kiran Bedi with "misusing" her position and "thwarting" welfare schemes without adhering to procedures.
Talking to media on the sidelines of a motor cycle rally canvassing support for the Congress nominee in the October 21 by poll to Kamaraj Nagar Assembly seat he said, "whenever the Lt Governor received any petition from the public on any issue she should forward it to the concerned Minister and not take any decision arbitrarily."
Referring to Bedi's comments on DMK Chief's objection to her style of functioning, the Chief Minister said, "what Stalin said during his poll campaign here recently against Lt Governor for taking a negative stand against decisions of the government is absolutely true..."
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