Puducherry, Jan 14 (PTI) Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Beditoday welcomed the 'attitudinal change' in Welfare Minister MKandasamy who had said he would not make any hostile commentagainst her hereafter through the media.
Bedi in a WhatsApp message to media persons said she washappy "to see the attitudinal change in the Minister. I amgrateful to him." She said the Welfare Minister and other Ministers shouldrealise that all appointed public servants were there tofulfil their responsibilities so that no auditor can findfault with them in future.
"Hence the Ministers should avoid criticising officialsalso and more particularly, the Finance Secretary,"she said.
Kandasamy had yesterday extended an olive branch to theLt Governor, with whom he has been at loggerheads overrejection of his departments' various proposals.
He had announced he would refrain from making "hostilecomments or criticism" against Bedi as a 'coordinatedapproach' and mutual understanding alone would help forimplementation of the schemes.
He also said that he had conveyed his decision to Bedi ata meeting with her recently.
He however charged yesterday the Finance Secretary withblocking implementation of welfare schemes by the government.
The former IPS officer said that the Finance Secretary isaccountable to the auditors and bound by financial rules inimplementation of schemes`.
"No one is immune from lawful functioning and henceaccusing an official does not help. It only weakens the trustof the people in the government`, she added. PTI COR APRAPR.
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