Vijayan’s letter states that the “president should intervene as Khan is not doing his job as a governor”….reports Asian Lite News
The ongoing tiff between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday took yet another turn with the former complaining to the President.
In a letter to President Murmu, CM Vijayan has said that Governor Khan was not doing his job and engaged in protocol violations.
Vijayan’s letter states that the “president should intervene as Khan is not doing his job as a governor”.
According to sources Vijayan’s letter states that several Bills passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly were not being signed by Khan.
Another complaint is that Khan has been violating protocol as was seen a few days back, when on his way to the airport here, he stopped his car and got out to take on the SFI protesters. Also at Kozhikode on Monday, Khan walked through the streets at the famed Sweet Street at Kozhikode.
Incidentally last week, CM Vijayan told the media that things were going from bad to worse with the way Khan was going about and they will have to approach those concerned.
The Governor has often said that he was answerable only to the President of India.
‘He doesn’t deserve my response’
Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan hit out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday amid the ongoing protests by Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the state.
“He (Kerala CM) is hiring goons to attack my car. Who were they? They were sent by him or by somebody else. With such a person, I don’t want to join an issue,” he said.
“I don’t want to reply to anything whatever he says. The man who organizes an attack on the Governor does not deserve any response from me,” the Governor added.
He further pointed out the financial emergency in the state, asserting, “Kerala according to their affidavit says is not in a position to honour financial guarantees which the state govt has given. It means that they are not able to perform their constitutional responsibilities. Its clear cut acknowledging that the state is under financial emergency.”
Earlier in the day, SFI members showed black flags to Governor Khan’s convoy in Thiruvananthapuram.
The workers were later detained by police.
This comes amid unrest between Pinarayi Vijayan’s government and Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, the Student Federation of India (SFI), a student wing of the ruling CPI(M), has been staging protests.
The SFI activists’ protests came as they were alleging that the governor has been pushing the “BJP-RSS nominees” to the senate of various universities in Kerala using his authority as the chancellor of universities in the state. (IANS/ANI)
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