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AIADMK seeks dismissal of Cong Govt in UT

Puducherry, Mar 20 (UNI) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) today urged the Lt Governor to recommend the Centre for the dismissal of the Congress Government and impose Preseident's rule in Puducherry.

Party organising secretary P H Pandian and state secretary A Anbazhagan, MLA, in a memorandum submitted to the Lt Governor's office, said due to infighting among the ministers the government was not functioning in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.

Therefore, Article 356 of the constitution be applied to dismiss the government and President's rule imposed, they said.

As Chief Minister was unable to convince his cabinet colleagues even for fixing a date for convening of the assembly, he had lost moral right to continue in power, the AIADMK leaders in their memorandum said.

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