Chandigarh, 13th June 2023: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit accused the AAP government of violating the constitution by failing to respond to his letters, claiming that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann must react to the Raj Bhavan.
On March 3, hours after Purohit’s statements, Mann shared a video of the Governor’s address on his Twitter profile to emphasise that Governor Purohit had ceased referring to the AAP-led state government as “my government” at the request of the opposition party in the House.
Mann demanded that the government explain why he had “failed” to fulfil his constitutional duty by not mentioning the phrase “my government” throughout his speech.
According to the chief minister, “In the current Central regime, selected ones are unnecessarily peeping into the affairs of the elected ones.” Mann claimed that unnecessary obstacles are being raised to undermine the state government’s seamless operation.
Referring to the Supreme Court order, the Governor stated that the state administration is required by the Supreme Court to provide the information requested by the Governor.
The Governor noted that when he sought information on certain concerns, the CM stated that his government was only accountable to 3 crores ‘Punjabis’.
This comes as a row erupted in February between the Governor and the AAP government after the latter sought specific details, including the process of picking 36 government school principals for a training session in Singapore.
