Kiran Bedi, former Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, on Wednesday claimed in the Madras High Court that corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in the Union Territory were irked because she had implemented her own decisions, notwithstanding the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
Claiming that she had acted only in terms of the powers conferred upon the Administrator (Lieutenant-Governor) under the Union Territories Act of 1963, Ms. Bedi asserted that all her actions were taken without fear or favour and purely in the interest of the Union Territory.
She pointed out that Section 44 of the 1963 Act clearly stated that if the Administrator of the Union Territory was not in agreement with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, he/she could refer the matter to the President and implement his/her decision till the President takes a final call.
