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Khurana upholds statehood of Pondicherry

The Central government on Friday made it clear that the Union territory of Pondicherry would be accorded statehood status along with Delhi.

Responding to Subramanian Swamy's query about the status of the UT during zero hour in the Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Madan Lal Khurana said Home Minister L K Advani had already announced that Pondicherry would be given statehood.

The government is committed to that, Khurana said.

UNI

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