The comments came after South African and Brazilian variants of the pathogen were detected in India
As Puducherry Assembly polls are slated to be held later this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Union Territory on Wednesday.During the visit, the former Congress chief will interact with the people of Puducherry."Rahul Gandhi will visit and interact with the citizens of Puducherry on February 17," Congress tweeted from its official Twitter handle.Congress government headed by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy is seeking to return to power after the Assembly polls which are due later this year in the Union Territory.Meanwhile, Kiran Bedi has been removed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement on Tuesday.Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been directed to discharge functions of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, in addition to her own duties, until a new appointment is made.Bedi was at the loggerheads with Narayanasamy over several issues.
He also said that his Ministry will provide Gandhi a scheme of Rs 2.5 lakh for his inter-caste marriage
Gandhi will visit poll-bound Union Territory of Puducherry on February 17
The price of LPG domestic cylinder in Delhi has been increased by Rs 50 per unit on Sunday
The former Congress president is likely to address public meetings while kick-starting the party's campaign for the Union Territory
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Why have Indian troops, after the hard work that they had done in capturing Kailash ranges, been asked to move back, Gandhi asked
Gandhi said the laws would damage country's food security system as also "break the spine of farmers" and that the country is being run by only four people with a 'Hum do, Hamare do' approach.
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