NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, FEB 22
The Congress-led government in Puducherry on Monday lost the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, in the face of its depleted strength of 11 against the opposition’s 14 following resignation of ruling dispensation MLAs, including a DMK legislator.
#Puducherry CM #Narayanasamy fails to prove majority on the floor of the house. Motion defeated & it's over for #Congress rule in UT. #PondyFloorTest pic.twitter.com/QZM73X2aAn
— Shabbir Ahmed (@Ahmedshabbir20) February 22, 2021
Though Narayanasamy moved the motion seeking the confidence vote minutes after the Assembly met for a special one-day session, he and his ruling side MLAs later walked out before the motion was put for voting.
Subsequently, Speaker VP Sivakolundhu declared that the motion stood defeated, even as it was said Narayanasamy was headed to the Raj Nivas, possibly to meet Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Earlier, moving the motion seeking confidence vote, the chief minister told the Assembly that his government had the majority.
Apparently referring to former Lt Governor Kiran Bedi constantly being at loggerheads with him on administrative matters, he said that he had however, delivered for the union territory, including effectively handling the Covid-19 pandemic.
He lashed out at Bedi, saying she had “conspired” against the government on matters including revenue generation.
“Those rejected by people conspired to topple our government but we stayed firm due to our resilience,” he said.
