The former Puducherry chief minister's remarks come days after his name did not figure in the list of 14 candidates announced by the Congress for the Assembly polls.
At a rally in Puducherry Sunday, Home Minister Amit Shah accused the former CM and Congress leader of giving 'cut money' to the Gandhi family from Central funds meant for the UT.
In interview with ThePrint, former Puducherry CM V. Narayanasamy, blamed the BJP for his ouster, alleging the party had been trying to destabilise his govt for the last 4.5 years.
CM V. Narayanasamy alleges former L-G Kiran Bedi and Centre colluded with the opposition to topple govt, says Congress will win the coming assembly polls.
The strength of both the ruling Congress and opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member house, including 3 nominated legislators of the BJP. The assembly has five vacancies.
Kiran Bedi had been at loggerheads with CM Narayanasamy, and was even pulled up by HC for interfering. Latest flashpoint was a crackdown on helmet-less riders.
Kamaraj Nagar MLA John Kumar is the fourth Congress leader to resign in the past few weeks. On Monday, health minister of the union territory, Malladi Krishna Rao, quit the party.
Thackeray urges opposition leaders to do more than chit-chat, saying we must fight the Modi govt. Other CMs raise issues like postponement of NEET & JEE, privatisation.
The apex court was hearing applications filed by the Centre and Kiran Bedi while the state's administration has come to a standstill because of the tussle.
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