CM Rangasamy ‘betrayed' people of Puducherry by not attending NITI Aayog meeting: CPI
Addressing a press conference in the UT on Monday (May 26, 2025), the CPI leader said the NITI Aayog meeting was a platform for the Chief Minister to raise issues pertaining to the UT.
'The meeting was not a personal event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Chief Minister to skip. The meeting was held by the Prime Minister of the country to discuss issues concerning the States and country at a large. Mr. Rangasamy, by deciding to abstain from the meeting, has betrayed the interests of the people of the UT. The Chief Minister is not serious about getting Statehood for Puducherry,' he said.
Mr. Narayana also criticised the Prime Minister for keeping mum on United States President Donald Trump's statement that he had brokered the Indo-Pak truce after India launched Operation Sindoor. He also slammed the Central government for not accepting the offer made by Maoist leaders for talks and negotiations.
He further informed that the CPI would be holding the Party Congress in September in Chandigarh.
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