‘L-G Bedi behaves as if she is country’s Prez’
but she was acting to contrary to this”. “Let me remind you madam, don’t run a parallel administration. Instead respect the elected government and act as per the constitution,” he said.
Mr Narayanasamy and Ms Bedi have largely been at loggerheads since she was appointed the L-G in May 2016. On Saturday, days after Mr Narayanasamy’s “demon” remark against her, Ms Bedi said he should not expect her to be a “rubber
stamp” L-G. She said since she assumed the office, the Congress government expected her to toe its line.
“Probably they were habituated differently.”
On Monday, Mr Narayanasamy clarified his demon remark. “I did not mention her name at all. I was generally telling that some person, who was sent to Puducherry, was blocking the development works. What can I do if she wants to react to that,” he said. Repeating his allegations, he said, “Ms Bedi is interfering in the day-today administration and running a parallel government which no governor does. She behaves as if she is the country’s President. But “even the President has to go by the aid and advice of the council of ministers”, he said.
The Congress dispensation was not expecting her to be like a “rubber-stamp governor,” Mr Narayanasamy asserted.
“We did not ask her to be so. On occasions like “freedom run” organised by the government to celebrate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary, she organised parallel events ignoring the official ones, the chief minister said.