Centre will grant Statehood for the Union Territory of Puducherry, says CM
The Hindu
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Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Sunday expressed confidence that the Centre would grant Statehood for the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Addressing the inauguration of the Puducherry Print and Television Journalists' Association, Mr. Rangasamy, who heads the AINRC-BJP coalition government in Puducherry, said Statehood status had been a long-standing demand of the Union Territory.
"We have been making a plea for full Statehood to Puducherry. I am confident that the Centre under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will accede to the demand."
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