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Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) utilized the level of the Legislative Assembly, portion presenting a Vote connected Account of ₹5,396 crore, to explicit his dismay “over the deficiency of powerfulness of the elected government” successful the Union Territory (UT). He went to the grade of concurring with the presumption of the main Opposition party, DMK, that the Assembly polls should not beryllium contested until Statehood was accorded to Puducherry.
As the Chief Minister presented the Vote connected Account, the DMK and Congress legislators got connected their feet, accusing the authorities of failing to instrumentality steps to fulfil definite assurances made to the Assembly. The legislators said the Chief Minister was incapable to fulfil the committedness of regularisation of 292 declaration teachers “because of the basal taken by the Secretaries”.
“A Chief Minister cannot fulfil these assurances due to the fact that the elected authorities has nary powerfulness successful Puducherry. He has to get a authorisation from the Chief Secretary and Secretaries to fulfil specified assurances. There is nary constituent successful continuing similar this and past facing different election. There is nary constituent successful contesting the polls if the elected authorities has nary power. An all-party gathering should beryllium convened to instrumentality a basal connected Statehood,” said DMK convenor and Opposition person R. Siva.
Mr. Rangasamy, whose All India NR Congress (AINRC) enactment is moving a conjugation authorities with the BJP, was speedy to respond that if each the parties instrumentality a unanimous stand, the AINRC would enactment the decision.
“I person been a witnesser to the governance successful Puducherry since 1991. Over the years, determination has been a gradual nonaccomplishment of powerfulness of the elected government, with arguments present being made to suggest that the Lieutenant Governor of the UT has much power. If each the parties are ready, the AINRC is besides acceptable to instrumentality a stand. We indispensable each combat to get Statehood for Puducherry,” the Chief Minister said successful the Assembly.
During his speech, the Chief Minister, however, stated that the AINRC-BJP authorities was capable to fulfil astir of the assurances fixed to the voters. The authorities was capable to supply nonstop employment to astir 4,000 younker successful assorted departments and instrumentality up ₹3,000 crore worthy of infrastructure projects successful the past 5 years, helium said.
“We were capable to initiate payment measures, specified arsenic enhancing fiscal allocation to women heads of BPL families and the old-age pension. The monthly assistance of ₹2,500 to women heads of BPL families is 1 of the highest successful the country. Our authorities has enhanced the old-age pension doubly aft coming to power. The authorities was besides capable to supply fiscal assistance to students,” the Chief Minister said.
Mr. Rangasamy expressed gratitude to the Lt. Governor, Chief Secretary, and Secretaries for supporting the implementation of assorted schemes. The Chief Minister added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition denote much schemes during his upcoming sojourn to Puducherry.
Financial assistance
Mr. Rangasamy besides announced the determination to instrumentality the proviso of a monthly fiscal assistance of ₹1, 000 to women heads of Yellow Ration Cardholder families. The old-age pension would beryllium fixed to 4,000 much radical shortly, helium added.
BJP legislator P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram said the Opposition legislators were criticising the authorities for governmental reasons, arsenic they could not find immoderate responsibility erstwhile it came to governance. “The Opposition legislators person benefitted, with much funds being spent successful their constituencies than successful those of the ruling enactment legislators. There are definite issues with the regularisation of declaration teachers, and the Chief Minister should code them,” helium said.
In the past 5 years, 36,000 much beneficiaries were added to the old-age pension strategy successful the UT, helium added.
Independent legislator walks out
As soon arsenic the House met, Independent legislator Nehru alias Kuppusamy questioned the propriety of Speaker R. Selvam successful conducting the proceedings aft helium was recovered to beryllium “close to the main accused” successful the counterfeit cause case.
When Mr. Nehru continued his speech, his mic was turned off. Agitated implicit the denial of his close to speak, helium rushed into the Well of the House. The Speaker past ordered the ticker and ward unit to region him. Before they could bash so, Mr. Nehru walked retired of the House.
