Governor demanded removal of the Finance Minister...
Governor demanded removal of the Finance Minister...
Kerala governor arif mohammad khan has written a letter to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding that action should be taken against the Finance minister of his government for indecent statements and he should be removed from the post. . This statement has come at a time when there is already a dispute between the kerala government and governor arif mohammad khan regarding the university and the chief minister has also openly targeted the governor.
In fact, arif mohammad khan said that he is "not happy" about the continuation of the post of Finance minister KN Balagopal. He has said that steps should be taken to remove him from the kerala cabinet. The governor claimed in a letter to the chief minister that Balagopal tried to undermine India's integrity on october 19 by inciting feelings of religiosity and provincialism during his address on the university campus.
Instructions given to the Chief Minister
The governor directed chief minister to take action against the minister as per the Constitution and sack him from the post. In this matter, the source said that the chief minister of kerala has rejected the direction of the governor to take appropriate action against Finance minister Balagopal as per the Constitution.
What is the demand of Arif Mohammad Khan?
In a letter to the chief minister, the governor said that Finance minister KN Balagopal has lost respect, so he should be removed from the post. The governor has objected to a speech of the minister. Earlier, KN Balagopal had said that some groups had wrong ideas about state universities, but did not say who they were.
While reacting to this remark, governor arif mohammad khan said that this statement shows his ignorance. Khan said he would leave it to the chief minister's discretion to decide whether to remove the minister from the cabinet or not. At the same time, the chief minister has also criticized the governor while defending his Finance minister on this issue.