Puducherry Assembly adopts unanimous resolution demanding Statehood
The Hindu
The Legislative Assembly of Puducherry on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) adopted a unanimous government resolution requesting the Union government to accord Statehood to the Union Territory (UT).
The Legislative Assembly of Puducherry on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) adopted a unanimous government resolution requesting the Union government to accord Statehood to the Union Territory (UT).
On the final day of the Budget session of the Assembly, three Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members, R. Siva, A.M.H. Nazeem, R. Senthil Kumar, and Independent legislator Nehru (alias Kuppusamy) moved private member resolutions demanding Statehood for Puducherry.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy urged Speaker R. Selvam to consider their demand as the collective will of the Assembly. The Assembly then converted the private member resolutions to a government resolution and passed the motion unanimously.
In a short address, the Chief Minister said the Centre must consider the Assembly’s demand as members, cutting across party lines, have supported the resolution seeking Statehood. He assured the Assembly that he would take up the Statehood issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Opposition leader and DMK convenor R. Siva said several resolutions were adopted in the Assembly demanding Statehood in the past. Successive Union governments have failed to address this demand, he added.
“The previous Congress government at Centre and the incumbent BJP government have failed to concede to our demand. The elected government in Puducherry needs full authority to take up development and welfare work,” he said.
When Congress legislator M. Vaithianathan tried to intervene, Mr. Selvam said there was no need to bring politics into the matter. The Speaker went on to add that the financial problems of Puducherry began with the opening of a separate account for the UT. The then Congress government at the Centre had put pressure on the UT to open a separate account in 2006, he said.
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