After Tussle With Kiran Bedi, Puducherry Seeks To Rein In Lt Governor

Escalating the ongoing power struggle between the Puducherry government and Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, the state assembly on Friday adopted a resolution to amend the law to curtail the powers of the Lieutenant Governor for good. The resolution isn't binding on the central government, certainly not parliament. But it is a clear indication about the breakdown of relations between the V Narayanasamy government and Kiran Bedi. At the heart of the power tussle that started after Ms Bedi's appointment as the Union Territory's Lt Governor last year is a dispute over who gets the first and last word in running the affairs of the union territory: Chief Minister or the Lt Governor.