Participating in an indication organised by the SC wing of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee in opposition to lack of Dalit illustration within the AINRC-BJP Cabinet right here, the Congress chief mentioned two months in the past, BJP MLA A. Ok. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar was requested to resign from the Cabinet.
Mr. Kumar’s resignation from the Cabinet comes two years after the elimination of one other Dalit Minister S. Chandira Priyanga from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorities within the Union Territory. The Chief Minister has to this point not given causes for eradicating Ms. Priyanga and Mr. Kumar from the Cabinet.
“Of course, the Congress celebration had raised corruption fees in opposition to Mr. Kumar on a number of events. If corruption fees had been used as a yardstick for the elimination of Mr. Kumar, the Congress had raised corruption fees in opposition to your entire Cabinet. The Chief Minister should clarify to the general public, the explanation for the elimination of each the Ministers,” the Congress chief mentioned.
The angle of the AINRC and BJP in the direction of the Dalit group turned evident with the federal government’s alternative of alternative for Ms. Priyanga and Mr. Kumar. Despite the presence of MLAs from the SC group on the ruling facet, the Chief Minister determined to decide on non-SC MLAs as replacements, he mentioned.
“The authorities doesn’t have a Dalit illustration within the Cabinet. All the Congress governments within the Union Territory prior to now had a member from the SC group within the Ministry. The Chief Minister and the BJP have ignored the emotions of the SC group in Puducherry,” he mentioned.
Others who participated within the agitation, included Member of Parliament and PCC chief V. Vaithilingam, former Minister Kamalakannan, former authorities whip R. Ok. R. Anantharaman and celebration Vice President P. Ok. Devadoss.
Published – August 09, 2025 06:43 pm IST
