Chandigarh: A day after Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit sought details of legislative business to be taken in the assembly session called by the state government on September 27, Punjab Cabinet Minister Aman Arora has termed it “unfortunate and condemnable”. He accused the Governor of working at the behest of BJP to implement ‘Operation Lotus’ in Punjab.
Addressing a press conference here, Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora said that in the past 75 years, no President or Governor has ever asked for the list of legislative business before calling the session. This is happening for the first time because the Punjab Governor is clearly working in cahoots with BJP and Congress to weaken the democratic system and stop the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government from working for the welfare of common people.
“The latest attempt to murder democracy is that the governor’s office sought the details of legislative business for September 27, which has never happened in the past. Earlier, the governor withdrew his assent for a special session called by the AAP government on September 22, at the behest of BJP because that would have exposed Operation Lotus, “Arora said.
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Punjab Minister said that in 2012 when Modi was CM of Gujarat, he had accused then governor of conspiring with Congress against his government and now the BJP is following a similar strategy to hamper the functioning of ruling parties across the country.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said that the governor office is constantly interfering in the work of Punjab and not allowing an elected AAP government to work freely.
Lamenting interference of governor, Cheema said, “I want to ask the governor, to check the record of his office and tell the people how many governors have asked the ruling government to provide information about the purpose of summoning an assembly session. Till today, no governor did it. Only he is doing so, because he is working at the behest of the BJP.”
Lashing out at Congress, Akali Dal and BJP, Cheema said that they made Punjab behind from all sides, Punjab used to be a number one state, today the youth of Punjab is migrating to foreign and drug mafia has annihilated future of Punjab.