The Opposition AIADMK has urged the government to come out with the reason behind the suspension of a senior police officer by the Home Department.
AIADMK Legislature party leader A. Anbalagan told presspersons here that the crime rate had disturbed peace in the Union Territory. The government was yet to spell out the reason behind the suspension of an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police. He wanted to know why the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi had been keeping quiet about the deteriorating law and order situation in Puducherry.
Ms. Bedi should procure the quota of 25% of seats for students from Puducherry in all the courses in Pondicherry University since she was the Chief Rector of the university as per the statute governing the institution.
He criticised Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy for indulging in double speak over allocation of funds by the Centre to the Union Territory. While on the one hand he was pulling up the Centre for not sanctioning funds on the other hand in the presence of a Central Minister he was all praise for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government at the Centre. People are shocked to hear change in the stand of Mr. Narayanasamy.
Mr. Anbalagan wanted to know whether the Centre had earmarked ₹1,000 crore for Puducherry to meet its budgetary requirement. The Chief Minister had been taking the stand that only if this amount was available from the Centre, the Assembly would have its full fledged budget. But it was not known whether the Centre had allocated the money to Puducherry.
The party would raise all these issues and the fiscal issue of the Union Territory in the coming budget session as a responsible Opposition.
PG medical admissions
He wanted to know whether students selected for post-graduate medical seats through the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) would be able to join the courses because the fee structure was yet to be finalised.
The indecision on the part of the government in finalising the fee structure was causing embarrassment to students. This was adding insult to injury, he said.
