Puducherry CM to take up Statehood issue with PM
The Hindu
The Chief Minister would request the Prime Minister either to accord Statehood or amend the Union Territories Act, 1963, delegating more powers to the elected representatives and officers down the line, a source said
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will take up the issue of Statehood for Puducherry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he calls on him next week. “There is no change in his stand on the Statehood issue even after an alliance with BJP (the party has been non-committal on getting Statehood). He will certainly raise the issue with the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit. Details for preparing a memorandum to be submitted to the PM seeking Statehood are being collected by the Chief Minister’s Office,” a top source in the government told The Hindu.
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