Stalemate Ends As Punjab Governor Calls Assembly Session

CHANDIGARH: The deadlock between the AAP government in Punjab and the Governor over convening the Assembly session ended on Sunday with the latter agreeing to call the session on September 27.

A letter from Governor Banwarilal Purohit read that in exercise of powers conferred upon him by virtue of Clause (1) of Article 174 of Constitution, he is summoning the session on September 27 at 11 am. A day earlier, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said it was condemnable that the Governor had sought details of legislative business for the proposed Assembly session.

Cheema, who was the Leader of Opposition in the previous state government, had said the Governor's office is constantly interfering in the work of Punjab and not allowing the elected AAP government to work freely.

"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." (IANS)

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