Puducherry CM's dharna against Guv continues for 4th day, writes to Centre on reasons for stir

Continuing his dharna for the fourth day outside the Raj Nivas against Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Saturday shot off a letter to the Centre in which he charged Bedi with adopting an "autocratic" style of functioning and said the stir will continue till his demands are met.

In his letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the chief minister alleged that Bedi "had been running a parallel day-to-day administration totally blocking welfare schemes meant for SCs, BCs, fishermen and other downtrodden people."
He apprised the Home Minister of the letters he had written to Bedi, asking her to follow "the Constitutional provisions, democratic norms and statutory laws and to respect elected institutions of governance."
He said, "These proposals relating to welfare schemes and also various administrative issues have been hanging in balance for several months."
Calling on workers and others supporting the dharna to ensure that there is no disruption law and order, he said, "Neither the Centre nor Kiran Bedi should get an opportunity to blame us on any count."