AINRC government betrayed people of Puducherry: CPI

PUDUCHERRY: Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday alleged that chief minister N Rangasamy's All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) has failed to fight for statehood for Puducherry.
Talking to reporters, CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said, "Rangasamy has failed in taking any follow up initiatives to persuade the Centre to grant statehood for Puducherry."
He alleged that Narendra Modi's government had made several promises and nothing had been implemented.
"Modi promised that black money stashed abroad would be brought back and price rise would be controlled. But nothing has been done to deliver on these promises," Reddy said.
He took strong exception to the announcement of freebies by the DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. "Freebies are not solutions to eliminate unemployment. Food security and land to the tiller of soil are some of the measures that should be ensured," he advised.
CPI, a constituent of the People's Welfare Front (PWF), is contesting seven seats in Puducherry. Other constituents of the Front are CPI(M), DMDK, MDMK, VCK and RSP.