The ongoing confrontation between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) doesn’t seem to give any sign of mellowing down. On September 24, Mr. Purohit hit back at Mr. Mann, saying he seems ‘too much angry” and asserted that Chief Minister’s legal advisors were not briefing him adequately.
Mr. Purohit had on September 23, sought details of the legislative business to be taken up in the proposed assembly session on September 27, by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Terming the Governor’s demand as ‘too much’, Mr. Mann stated that Governor or President consent before any session of legislature is a formality. “In 75 years, no President – Governor ever asked list of Legislative business before calling session. Legislative business is decided by Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and Speaker. Next Governor will ask all speeches also to be approved by him. It’s too much,” said Mr. Mann in a tweet.
Responding to Mr. Mann’s remark, Mr. Purohit has written to the Chief Minister, saying that “...it appears to me that perhaps you are ‘too much’ angry with me. I think your legal advisors are not briefing you adequately. Perhaps your (CM’s) opinion about me will definitely change after reading the provisions of Article 167 and 168 of the Constitution, which I’m quoting for your ready reference,” he wrote.
