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Punjab Governor and Chief Minister Face Off Through Letters

The clash of letters erupted when the governor in a letter dated February 13바카라 웹사이트had asked Mann to explain the process of selecting 36 government school principals for a training seminar held recently in Singapore

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann with Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit during his oath-taking ceremony.
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The row between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann escalated바카라 웹사이트with Purohit indicating he is in no hurry to summon the Assembly's Budget session, and reminding the CM about his “derogatory” response to a letter from Raj Bhavan.

The Punjab Cabinet had decided바카라 웹사이트to call the assembly session from March 3 and requested the governor to summon the House. However,바카라 웹사이트Purohit in his letter told Mann that he will take a call on summoning the Budget session only after taking legal advice on the CM's response to the issues raised by him in an earlier letter.

What happened earlier?

The clash of letters erupted when the governor in a letter dated February 13바카라 웹사이트had asked Mann to explain the process of selecting 36 government school principals for a training seminar held recently in Singapore, and raised other issues as well,바카라 웹사이트saying he had received complaints of “malpractices”.바카라 웹사이트Purohit had said he would seek legal advice for further action if Mann doesn’t reply within a fortnight. He also questioned other decisions taken by the AAP government.

Bhagwat Mann tweeted his response, stating that,바카라 웹사이트"Hon'ble Governor Sir, your letter was received through the media...All the subjects mentioned in the letter are all state subjects. I and my government are accountable to 3 crore Punjabis according to the Constitution and not to any Governor appointed by the Central Government. Consider this as my reply."

He also questioned the Centre's criteria for appointing governors.바카라 웹사이트Purohit called Mann's replies not only “patently unconstitutional but extremely derogatory also”, saying he was compelled to take legal advice.

(With inputs from PTI)

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