Puducherry Statehood

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  Statehood To Puducherry If INDIA Bloc Voted To Power, Promises MK Stalin

  DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power after Lok Sabha polls, will provide statehood to Puducherry.

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  Confident Of Centre Granting Full Statehood To Puducherry: Chief Minister

  Chief Minister of Puducherry N Rangasamy on Sunday said he was confident that the plea of the Union Territory for Statehood would be conceded by the Centre.

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  "Call Us Transgenders": Irked Puducherry Chief Minister's Plea To Centre

  Congress's V Narayanasamy -- who has repeatedly demanded statehood for Puducherry -- created a stir today, complaining that the Centre was inconsistent in its treatment of the Union Territory.

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  Centre Rejects Proposal To Grant Statehood To Puducherry

  The Centre has rejected a proposal to grant statehood to Puducherry, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

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  Congress Manifesto "Promises Full Statehood To Puducherry"

  The Congress on Tuesday assured full statehood to Puducherry but stopped short of making the same commitment for Delhi if it comes to power.

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  Arvind Kejriwal Revives Statehood Demand For Delhi, Puducherry

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - known for his many battles with Lieutenant Governors of Delhi - on Monday met his Puducherry counter V Narayansamy, who was on a protest against Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi. The meeting, Mr Kejriwal underscored, was not a political one, it was rather to discuss the "fight for complete statehood" that Delhi ...

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  Protest To Seek Puducherry Statehood On January 4 In Delhi: V Narayanasamy

  Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday said his cabinet colleagues, legislators of the ruling Congress and its ally the DMK would participate in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on January 4 to urge the Centre grant statehood to the Union Territory.

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  V Narayanasamy To Lead Team Of Lawmakers To Delhi Over Statehood Demand

  Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will head a joint delegation of MLAs from here to New Delhi on July 19 to meet the President, Prime Minister and Home Minister to press for statehood to Puducherry with Special Category Status

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  Puducherry Chief Minister Rangasamy Raises Statehood Issue with Prime Minister Modi

  Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and sought additional funds for implementation of various development projects besides raising the issue of statehood for the Union Territory.

• Chief Minister N Rangasamy Confident of Puducherry Becoming State

  Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today expressed hope that the BJP government at the Centre would concede the plea of the union territory for full statehood

• Puducherry Chief Minister reiterates statehood demand

  Chief Minister N Rangasamy today said upgrading Puducherry from Union Territory status to a full-fledged state would overcome all shortcomings now being faced by government in formulating or implementing schemes.

• Puducherry Chief Minister confident of statehood

  Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Monday expressed confidence that the Union Territory would be granted full statehood soon.