Puducherry: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi was on Thursday faced protests led by a minister against her visit to Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, for reviewing developmental works there.
Health and Tourism Minister Malladi Krishna Rao launched the protest along with his supporters holding a bunch of black balloons and dressed up in the same colour.
Reacting to the agitation, the former IPS officer sought to know the need for it.
"Is it a protest against steps taken to ensure financial prudence or for seeking information on the sustainability of projects or to ensure that the money meant for Yanam goes straight to the poor under various schemes?" she asked.
Noting that her office had to "undo the injustice" meted out to the staff at the lowest ranks of posts in Yanam, she insisted that all officers observe due process of clearing projects by meeting the audit requirements without falling prey to departmental irregularities.
"Some of the past actions have been subject to the CBI probe. Some officers were wrongly punished in the past and even lost their employment," she said.
Bedi also said, "currently certain irregular constructions, demolitions carried out in Yanam are under vigilance enquiry."
She maintained that Yanam could have seen development had it not been in the clutches of several vested interests in the past.