Ministers should get Centre's nod for foreign trips: Bedi

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Wednesday said the territorial Cabinet ministers and others now have to take priorclearance from the Centre as mandated before undertaking foreign trips.

In her whatsapp message, the former IPS officer said one particular minister in the cabinet without mentioning his name has been visiting a country frequently without any intimation to the territorial Chief Secretary, the office of the Lieutenant governor or prior clearance of the government of India as is required.

Bedi further said a few have reportedly visited 'sensitive' countries without any record with the territorial administration'.

"All this now comes under due regulation and watch," she added.

She referred to the visit to Singapore by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and a team (in November last year) and said the visit was yet to be finally settled "as statutory clearance under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) was not obtained by the Chief Minister and his team."