Puducherry Floor Test LIVE Updates: Narayanasamy submits resignation, says people will teach Opposition a lesson in Assembly polls

Speaker's ruling incorrect, says Narayansamy

After submitting his resignation, Narayansamy said the the Speaker's ruling was incorrect and also slammed the BJP, AIADMK and the AINRC. " This is murder of democracy." ANI quotes him as saying.

The Speaker's ruling is incorrect. BJP govt at the Centre, NR Congress & AIADMK have succeeded in dislodging our govt by using voting power used by 3 nominated members. This is murder of democracy. The people of Puducherry and this country will teach them a lesson: V.Narayanasamy pic.twitter.com/mMkfBD0erQ

— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2021

V Narayansamy submits resignation to L-G

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan soon after his government lost the trust vote in the Assembly, News18 reported.

He said that apart from his ministers, Congress and DMK MLAs and an Independent legislator have also tendered their resignations.

After submitting his resignation, he said, "A government elected by the people has been toppled by the BJP, NR Congress and the AIADMK. In the coming elections, the people of Puducherry will teach the Opposition parties a lesson."

Narayanasamy govt loses majority in floor test

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will submit his resignation after his government failed to prove majority on the floor of the House.

Narayansamy, ruling MLAs walk out of Assembly

CM Narayansamy and ruling MLAs walked out of the House, ahead of the trust vote. "What is happening in Puducherry now is political prostitution. But the truth will prevail," he said, accusing BJP of derailing India's democratic system.

Puducherry political crisis: A timeline

25 January: Public works department minister A Namassivayam tenders resignation within hours of being suspended from Congress for ‘anti-party’ activities. MLA E Theepaindan also resigns. Both leaders later join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

15 February: Health minister Malladi Krishna Rao also resigns, bringing down the Congress’ strength in the legislative assembly to 11.

16 February: A John Kumar becomes the fourth Congress MLA to resign since January. Later in the day, lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi is removed from her post and Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan is given additional charge.

17 February: Opposition parties, led by Leader of Opposition N Rangasamy, submit a petition to the L-G’s office, seeking a floor test. They argue that the ruling coalition has slipped below the majority mark of 17 and that both sides now have equal strength of 14 members.

18 February: On the day that she is sworn in as the new L-G of Puducherry, Soundararajan orders a floor test in the assembly on 22 February by 5 pm.

21 February: Congress’ K Lakshminarayanan and aDMK’s Venkatesan resign.

22 February: Narayanasamy says in the Puducherry Assembly session that the ruling coalition still has majority. However, the ruling coalition’s numbers are down to 12 ( Congress 9, DMK 2 and one independent). With the effective strength of the assembly at 26, the majority mark is attained at 14.

CM seeks confidence vote, says rebel MLAs will not be able to face people

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy seeks a confidence vote, insisting that the Congress-led government still has majority

"MLAs should stay loyal to the party. MLAs who have resigned will not be able to face the people as people will call them opportunists," he said.

Victory in elections, bypolls shows people's trust in government: V Narayanasamy

Speaking during the Puducherry Assembly session called to hold a floor test to prove the majority of the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government in the Union Territory, the Chief Minister said the government was formed with support from the DMK and Independent MLAs. "After that, we faced various elections. We have won all the by-elections. It is clear that people of Puducherry trust us," he said.

He went on to say that former L-G Kiran Bedi and the Centre colluded with the Opposition and tried to topple the government. "As our MLAs stayed united, we managed to pull off the last five yrs. The Centre has betrayed the people of Puducherry by not granting funds we requested," he said.

'Whatever was done, was a sacred duty': Kiran Bedi on tenure as L-G

Kiran Bedi, on her last day as Lt Governor of Puducherry, said whatever work done was a sacred duty fulfilling her constitutional and moral responsibilities.

A day after she was removed as the Lt Governor of the Union Territory, the former IPS officer thanked the Centre for a lifetime experience in serving Puducherry. She also thanked all those who worked with her closely.

Bedi said she could say with a deep sense of satisfaction that during her tenure 'Team Raj Nivas diligently worked to serve larger public interest'. Bedi, who has been at loggerheads with the elected government and particularly with Chief Minister V Narayanasamy also said "whatever was done was a sacred duty fulfilling my constitutional and moral responsibilities." She asserted that Puducherry has a very bright future. "It is now in the hands of the people."

Special Assembly session commences

The special one-day Assembly session commenced, where Chief Minister V Narayaswamy has been asked to prove that his government is still in majority in Puducherry.

Kiran Bedi wishes for Puducherry's prosperity

Days after being removed from the office of Lt Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi left for Coimbatore on Sunday enroute to Delhi. She was seen off at Raj Nivas by staff and workers. Before leaving Raj Nivas she told the staff she wished for a prosperous Puducherry.

The former IPS officer was keen that there should be ’perfect and corruption free administration and financial prudence.’ She was replaced by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is holding the post of Lt Governor under additional charge.

Bedi assumed office of Lt Governor on 29 May, 2016, and had been at loggerheads with Narayanasamy on various issues.