Puducherry: BJP mocks Cong's criticism of Bedi, lauds her for excellent work'
The Puducherry unit of BJP has scoffed out at the ruling Congress party for its criticism against Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi.
Puducherry: The Puducherry unit of BJP on Saturday scoffed at the criticism made against the functioning of Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, by the ruling Congress here.
President of the local BJP, V Saminathan said on Saturday that he had apprised the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of the "excellent work" Kiran Bedi has been doing to ensure clean administration and to achieve a "prosperous Puducherry."
He also said the Congress' demand to the Centre to rein in the Lt Governor "is only an infructuous exercise."
Maintaining that Bedi would not be replaced, Saminathan declined to be drawn into discussion about the memorandum sent to the Union Home Minister by the ruling Congress MLAs, seeking him to direct Bedi to function in tandem with the administration here.
"I do not want to discuss the issue but would only say that Bedi was keen about providing a clean administration to the people," he said.
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