Nedungadu MLA S. Chandira Priyanga has been removed from the Council of Ministers, headed by N. Rangasamy, in Puducherry. Joint Secretary to the Government of India Prashant Lokhande in a notification on Saturday said: “The President, on the advice of the Chief Minister of Puducherry, is pleased to remove Chandira Priyanga, Minister for Transport, from the Council of Ministers, with …
Raising grave charges of caste and gender discrimination, Puducherry Minister for Transport C. Chandira Priyanga resigned from the All-India N.R. In her letter, Ms. Priyanga said she was compelled to resign as it become difficult for her to overcome the “caste and gender discrimination in a male-dominated political field.” “There is a saying that a Dalit has to face obstacles …
