Delhi CM urges Puducherry to fight for statehood

Chennai | Monday | 18th February, 2019

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I am here as the Delhi chief minister supporting the Puducherry chief minister. But in these two places (Delhi and Puducherry) even though people elect the governments, the governments are completely handicapped. She might be accountable informally to Prime Minister,” Kejriwal said.He regretted that Bedi, who faced a humiliating defeat in Delhi assembly polls, is administering Puducherry. Similarly, today AAP is in power in Delhi and tomorrow some other party will come to power. PUDUCHERRY: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said time has come for Delhi and Puducherry to join hands and fight together both politically and legally for statehood status for the two Union territories.Kejriwal was here along with his deputy Manish Sisodia to express solidarity to the ongoing stir by the Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy against lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi.Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal said the only solution to put an end to the issues faced by the elected governments in Delhi and Puducherry was obtaining full statehood status for the two Union territories..