Congress' Puducherry govt in crisis; Exodus likely before Rahul arrives as 4th MLA resigns

Trouble seems to be mounting for Congress ahead of Puducherry Assembly elections as ar party MLA has tendered his resignation. A John Kumar resigned from party on Tuesday, citing “dissatisfaction with Congress government” in Union territory. Kumar submitted his resignation to Speaker VP Sivakozhunthu in assembly. This comes just a day after Congress MLA Mallad Krishna Rao quit party. 

In face of this, ahead of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Puducherry on Wednesday, sources tell Republic that all Congress leaders are set to resign. A meeting to this end has been called at on. Congress leader V Narayanasamy is Chief Minister of Puducherry.

Kumar, who was an MLA from Kamaraj Nagar constituency, is fourth Congress lawmaker to quit party ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Puducherry where Assembly election is due in April-May this year. former Congress chief will kick-start party’s poll campaign in Union territory on February 17.

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Narayanasamy had informed that Rahul Gandhi will address fishermen in Solai Nagar, Muthialpet and later interact with students of Bharathidasan Government College for women.

Puducherry will go to Assembly polls along with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, in next few months. Narayanasamy said Congress would fight polls in alliance with parties constituting secular democratic alliance including DMK. However, in a big blow, DMK has named its own CM face, with ongoing resignation spree thought to be somehow related, targeted at Congress party itself.

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