New Delhi: Reacting to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s move to oppose V Senthil Balaji’s stay in the MK Stalin cabinet, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Saturday said non-compliance through the Lieutenant Governor (LG) or the Governor The rights of the BJP-ruled state are being snatched away.
He said that the CM has full authority to choose the cabinet.
This trend is being seen in non-BJP ruled states that the powers of the government and chief ministers are being taken away through the LG or the Governor. Recently in Tamil Nadu the governor said that the MLA (Senthil Balaji) is not fit to be a minister. The Constitution clearly says that the CM has full authority to choose the cabinet,” said Raghav Chadha.
#Watch , This trend is being seen in non-BJP ruled states that the powers of the governments/chief ministers are being taken away through the LG or the Governor. Recently in Tamil Nadu the governor said that the MLA (Senthil Balaji) is not fit to be a minister. The Constitution clearly states that the Chief Minister has all… pic.twitter.com/q4J2Odqll2
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This trend is dangerous for the country. I think governors and LG offices should be abolished as it is a colonial hangover, he further said.
Earlier, after Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged job scam, the Tamil Nadu governor allocated his portfolio to another minister, saying that Balaji did not fit in the cabinet after being arrested. Are.