Pondy CM dares Bedi to prove corruption charges

Making a ‘suo motu’ statement after question hour in the Assembly, he asserted that government's Centralised Admission Committee has adhered strictly to orders issued by the Health Ministry, Medical Council of India, the Supreme Court and High courts in conducting counselling to select students for PG and diploma courses in private colleges during 2017-18 academic year in the Union Territory. 

"It is for the first time that the Puducherry government had procured 50 per cent quota of total seats in PG courses in the colleges under government category for students of the Union Territory as no government in the past had initiated any step to do so," he said. 

The 50 per cent quota under government category was also filled in a fair manner through the counselling, he said. However, the Lt Governor had levelled allegations of corruption against officers and political leaders in selection of students. 

After highlighting statutory procedures followed in conducting counselling, Narayanasamy rebutted Bedi's charges of "malpractices and corruption" in selection of candidates to PG courses, saying she should prove her allegations. 

“Kiran Bedi should establish her allegations that malpractices were committed in finalising the list of students and that 71 seats were bartered away to private colleges,” he said, taking strong exception to the charges.