Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and five of his ministers continued their protest outside Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi’s official residence on Thursday. Narayanasamy and his cabinet colleagues spent Wednesday night on the road outside Raj Nivas and slept on the road.

Narayanasamy is demanding that Kiran Bedi accord sanction for 39 government proposals, including a free rice scheme. He began his protest on Wednesday, wearing a black shirt and black dhoti. He was protesting against Bedi for not permitting implementation of his government’s welfare schemes.