Puducherry Congress slams govt. over law and order issues, power cuts and teachers’ appointments
The Hindu
PCC: Poor handling of power, law & order, education by NDA govt. Vacancies in Electricity Dept. not filled; ganja sale rampant; retired teachers appointed; power shutdowns in Lawspet. PCC chief urges CM to intervene, take corrective measures.
The Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee has criticised the All India N.R. Congress-led National Democratic Alliance government for its poor handling of power situation, law and order issues and education sector.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Member of Parliament and PCC chief V. Vaithilingam said power disruptions had become frequent as the Electricity Department was not attending to maintenance works.
The department was not attending to electric line faults and replacing old materials. Vacancies in the department are not filled. The works in the department was shrouded with secrecy, he said.
The PCC chief said the recent seizure of ganja was only a tip of the iceberg. The ganja sale had become rampant in all parts of Puducherry, he said.
When journalists drew his attention to AIADMK’s charge against Puducherry DMK (Congress ally) leaders of having close links with recently arrested drug peddlers, Mr. Vaithilingam said there was a close link between politicians, police and drug peddlers.
“I am not concerned about who is involved or not. The sale of ganja has become rampant, and it must be curtailed at all costs. It is spoiling the life of youth,” he said.
He also questioned the appointment of retired teachers in government schools. Hundreds of teaching graduates were waiting for jobs when the government decided to fill vacancies with retired teachers, he said.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rejected a plea by former special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das to restore the electricity service connection to a bungalow in Thaiyur near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, and to restrain Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) officials from disturbing the power supply in future.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.