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Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) called for the continuation of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government successful Puducherry, urging voters to backmost what helium described arsenic a “double-engine government” nether Prime Minister Narendra Modi astatine the Centre and Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy successful the Union Territory.
He was speaking astatine the nationalist league “Nallatchi thodarattum! Pudhuvai malarattum!” (Let bully governance continue! Puducherry shall prosper!) held successful Karaikal connected Saturday (Friday 14, 2026). Mr. Shah said that during the erstwhile Congress government, Puducherry had to “surrender” to the Centre, but asserted that nether the contiguous dispensation, the Union Territory functioned with greater autonomy and its authorization is respected.
Mr. Shah said the NDA Government successful Puducherry had achieved 3 large objectives implicit the past 5 years — ending corruption, ensuring that the Union Territory was treated with “respect and support” by the Centre, and bringing governmental stability. Paying tribute to the 40 CRPF unit killed successful the Pulwama panic attack, helium said India had responded firmly to coercion done measures specified arsenic surgical strikes and aerial strikes aft 2019, asserting that nary hostile unit could endanger the state nether the Modi Government.
The Home Minister said the NDA had secured astir 44% of the ballot and won 16 of the 30 seats successful the 2021 Assembly predetermination successful Puducherry, and expressed assurance that the confederation — comprising the BJP, All India N.R. Congress and the AIADMK — would amended its ballot stock and unafraid a stronger mandate successful the adjacent election. Mr. Shah said the NDA’s people for the upcoming predetermination was to unafraid 60% of the ballot and triumph 24 constituencies.
Criticising the erstwhile Congress Government led by V. Narayanasamy, Mr. Shah alleged corruption was rampant during the regime, too administrative irregularities and disrespect towards the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. He referred to CBI investigations into alleged irregularities flagged successful caller CAG reports, which helium claimed pointed to ₹15,000 crore worthy of irregularities, and said the magnitude was equivalent to 3 years’ fund of the Union Territory.
Alleging that the erstwhile Chief Minister had treated Puducherry arsenic an “ATM for the Gandhi family”, Mr. Shah said Mr. Narayanasamy’s volition was to “transport wealthiness from present to his Delhi precocious command”. Highlighting improvement initiatives successful Puducherry, Mr. Shah referred to Zoho’s inaugural to acceptable up a bundle installation and said the Essar radical had begun a laptop manufacturing unit, adding that the laptops would beryllium exported to 70 countries. He besides pointed to efforts to revive the textile sector, enactment the fisheries assemblage successful accessing planetary markets, beforehand accusation exertion and information centres, and heighten employment opportunities for youth.
Mr. Shah besides took purpose astatine Congress person Rahul Gandhi, accusing the enactment of spreading misinformation astir caller commercialized deals and economical policies which helium said would grow opportunities for farmers, fishermen and section industries portion ensuring their protection. Concluding his address, helium said the NDA Government would proceed to prioritise improvement successful Puducherry and urged voters to enactment the confederation to guarantee progress.
In the conference, Puducherry talker R. Selvam, Home Minister A. Namassivayam, A John Kumar, Union Minister for Labour and Employment, and Puducherry election-in-charge Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Puducherry State President V.P. Ramalingam were besides present. Earlier, Mr. Shah kick-started the BJP’s governmental run by coating the lotus awesome connected a partition successful Kottuchery commune and past honoured a elder BJP karyakartha moving successful Nedungadu commune. Later Mr. Shah held a gathering with Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy astatine a edifice successful Karaikal.
