AAP Govt Acting Against Constitution By Not Furnishing Information: Guv

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday accused the AAP government of acting against Constitution for not responding to his letters, asserting that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is bound to reply to the Raj Bhavan.  
     
Speaking to reporters here, Purohit said the Mann government has not replied to his letters even after the Supreme Court’s directions in this regard.  
     
"Not even a single reply to my 10 letters has been given, they are acting against Constitution," said Purohit.
     
Referring to the Supreme Court order, the governor said as per the apex court, the state government is bound to furnish information as sought by the governor.
     
"You know what the direction of the Supreme Court is. The SC said it is 101 per cent obligatory for the chief minister to give a reply to whatever the governor has asked. It is written in clear words (in the order)," asserted Purohit.
     
The governor recalled that when he had sought information on some issues, the CM had said that his government was only answerable to 3 crores 'Punjabis'.
     
In February, a row erupted between the governor and the AAP government after the former had sought certain details, including the process of selecting 36 government school principals for a training seminar in Singapore.
     
Later, the AAP government moved to SC after accusing the governor of "refusing" to summon the assembly session.
     
When asked if the Governor had refused to refer to the state government as "my government" in his address in the assembly, Purohit said he has no hesitation in doing so.  
     
"All the orders are issued in my name. Why will I not say so? I have no reservations. Not only once, I say it 50 times," he said.
     
Replying to a question on the special session called by the Punjab government on June 19 and 20, Purohit said he will give his permission, adding, "I have no problem".