Puducherry Assembly Elections | Decision not to contest a personal one based on various factors: V. Narayanasamy
The Hindu
Former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, in an interview with The Hindu, says his decision not to contest in the April 6 Assembly election was a personal one and taken in consultation with the Congress leadership. Edited excerpts:
From the time the Congress came to power in 2016, the Central government had tried to create hurdles to the functioning of the government by stalling funds for welfare and development works. The previous Lt. Governor [Kiran Bedi] adopted a confrontational approach by interfering in the day-to-day administration. At the fag end of my tenure, a few [BJP] leaders from Delhi and Bengaluru landed in Puducherry and toppled the government. They succeeded by murdering democracy and using nominated legislators appointed by the Centre. People are aware of these things. Also read | AICC was keen to field Narayanasamy, say party leaders
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