TN ministers surrendering their rights to Governor, says Pondy CM
It is “unfortunate” that Tamil Naduministers“surrendered” their rights and authority byjustifying the meeting of the governor with state officials,PuducherrychiefministerVNarayanasamysaidonSaturday.
On November 15 , a political row had erupted in Tamil Nadu overGovernorBanwarilalPurohitmeetinggovernmentofficials in Coimbatore as the DMK and other opposition parties claimed that it amounted to interference in the state’s rights.
“GovernorsandLtGovernors are appointed by the Centre on the states and Union Territories and they cannot go beyond the constitutionally demarcated authority and intervene in the routine work of elected governments,” he told reporters here.
Hesaidhewasofthefirmview that the NDA government at the Centrewastryingto“rule”Tamil Nadu through its “benami.”
“It is quite unfortunate that ministersofneighbouringTamil Nadu were surrendering their rightsandauthoritytothestate’s governor by justifying his meetings withofficials andreviewing implementationofschemesinthe state,” the chief minister said.
Reacting to Purohit’s meeting with state officials, Narayanasamyhadallegedthatthecentral government was trying to “cripple” governance in oppositionruledstatesusingGovernorsand Lt Governors.
Referring to Lt Governor KiranBedi’sstyleoffunctioning, he said, “She had been holding meetings with officials, visiting various localities without informinghimortheministersor legislators concerned.”
“Thisisaclearcaseofviolation of the statutorily demarcated powersandauthorityavailableto aLtGovernorintheUnionTerritory of Puducherry,” he alleged.
The Puducherry chief ministerisengagedinabitterspatwith Bedioverherstyleoffunctioning forthemorethanayear.TheCongress leader claimed that he has been waiting for more than four months for a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his letter seeking an appointment with himtodiscussthesituation arisingoutofthe“arbitrarystyle of functioning of Kiran Bedi.”
PUDUCHERRY: ON NOV 15 , A ROW HAD ERUPTED IN TN OVER GOVERNOR MEETING GOVT OFFICIALS AS THE DMK AND OTHER PARTIES CLAIMED THAT IT AMOUNTED TO INTERFERENCE IN THE STATE’S RIGHTS