Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Friday charged the NDA government at the Centre with "inflicting misery and hardship" on the people through "injurious policies" like the demonetisation.
Criticising the NDA rule, he said it has caused "havoc" and welfare of the downtrodden and the have nots has been pushed to the background.
Narayanasamy was addressing party workers at the celebration of the founding day of the Congress at the PCC office here.
Referring to the implementation of various welfare schemes in Puducherry by present government headed by him, the Chief Minister said, "the negative stand of Lt Governor Kiran Bediimpeded implementation of decisions of the cabinet."