AIADMK, PMC stage walkouts in Pondy Assembly

Puducherry, Mar 25 (UNI) The Opposition AIADMK and Puducherry Munnetra Congress (PMC) today staged separate walkouts in the Territorial Assembly.

While the AIADMK staged a walkout demanding dismissal of the Congress Government using Article 356 of the Constitution as the administration had allegedly come to a total standstill following the Ministers revolting against Chief Minister N Rangasamy, the PMC members walked out protesting the attack on the vehicle of party founder-leader P Kannan.

As soon as Lt Governor Bhopinder Singh began his customary address to the Assembly on the opening day of the budget session, the three-member AIADMK and three-member PMC group were on their feet. As the Lt Governor paid no heed to the disturbances and continued with his speech, the AIADMK members walked out. The PMC members following and went out of the house after raising slogans.

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