Pondy CM takes part in CPI(M)-led protest against Centre,

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy took part in a protest held by the CPI(M) here Wednesday,demanding immediate recall of the Lt Governor Kiran Bedi over her "style of functioning" and against the Centre.

Narayanasamy and PWD Minister A Namassivayam, who were attending a private function in the vicinity of the agitation were informed of it, following which they reached the spot with a few party functionaries and joined the protest.

During the protest, slogans were raised against the Lt Governor for "trampling" principles of democracy and "standing in the way" of smooth functioning of democratically-elected government in the Union Territory.

The protesters also condemned the "injurious policies" adopted by the NDA government at the Centre, which "affected" the economy.

The Congress government in Puducherry has been at loggerheads with Bedi on several issues.

Last year, the Congress and DMK MLAs had demanded that the Centre recall Bedi, accusing her of having a "dictatorial" style of functioning which bypassed the elected legislature.