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The AINRC-BJP authorities has committed a “sin” by “allowing Puducherry to beryllium utilized for the manufacture of counterfeit drugs,” nationalist spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Pawan Khera said successful the Union Territory (UT) connected Saturday (January 31, 2026).
“The fake drugs lawsuit is not simply an contented of corruption, but a misdeed committed connected the radical of Puducherry. No religion volition forgive sinners similar the leaders of the ruling AINRC and BJP. Photographs of the kingpin successful the drugs lawsuit with apical BJP leaders person surfaced. People volition ballot against these sinners to region the stain from Puducherry,” the Congress person said, addressing a property league astatine the PCC office.
Listing retired the “failures” of the AINRC-BJP government, Mr. Khera said alternatively of processing schools and colleges, it focused connected opening resto bars. Corruption was “widely prevalent”, starring to the apprehension of adjacent the Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department. The Puducherry authorities was trying to merchantability its assets, including the powerfulness sector, to Adani, helium alleged.
“When the Congress returns to powerfulness aft the [2026] Assembly polls, we volition enactment governance archetypal and bring alteration to Puducherry. We volition guarantee that the blameworthy and those who supported the culprits volition get punished. The radical of Puducherry are looking for a change,” helium said.
On the BJP’s run connected the benefits of having a “double engine” authorities – referring to governments of the aforesaid confederation astatine the Centre and successful the UT – the Congress person said it was against Constitutional principles and federalism not to widen enactment to a State authorities that was not aligned with the ruling BJP. “If the Prime Minister says ‘vote for america successful Puducherry, past we volition cooperate,’ it is wrong. It is unconstitutional to accidental that ‘we volition punish if you don’t ballot for us’,” helium said.
‘Alliance determination soon’
When asked whether the Congress volition pb the confederation successful Puducherry, Mr. Khera said: “Puducherry is going to triumph and volition person a bully government. We don’t person a ‘gun point’ culture, similar the BJP, successful dealing with our confederation partners. A committee has been formed to clasp discussions with the confederation partners, and soon, you volition cognize astir it,” helium said.
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Khera joined the Congress padayatra successful Puducherry, on with erstwhile Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and PCC main and MP V. Vaithilingam.
