After derogatory remarks to Governor, he is seeking legal action on CM Bhagwant Mann. The law and order situation in Punjab is also facing a grim situation.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has said that he will decide on allowing the Budget session of the Punjab government on 3 March, only after seeking legal advice on the “derogatory and patently unconstitutional tweets and letter” written by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in response to his letter sent earlier this month. While continuing the rift between the Governor and the Punjab government, the Governor wrote a letter to the Chief Minister on Thursday, saying he will take a decision on summoning of the Vidhan Sabha budget session, only after receiving a legal opinion on the tweets and letters of the CM.
On Tuesday, the Punjab Cabinet had recommended that the Budget session be held from 3 March to 24 March and a letter seeking Governor’s approval was sent to him. Co-Incidentally, the fresh rift surfaced after governor’s reply to the government when state government is hosting its first Investors Summit and had called industry captains from across the country to invest in the state.
In the letter, Governor Purohit has reproduced the tweets and letter sent by CM Mann on 13 and 14 February, in response to his letter. The Governor had then hit out at the Punjab government by questioning various decisions taken by the government in the past couple of weeks, including lack of transparency in selecting teachers to be sent to Singapore for training. Purohit had questioned the appointment of “tainted” person as chairperson of Punjab Infotech, saying he was accused in a property grabbing case. He had also raised the issue of removal of illegally appointed Vice-Chancellor of PAU. Raising the issue of former Chandigarh SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal, the Governor had accused the CM of choosing to ignore all misdeeds of the officer and promoting him.
