Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday resigned from his post citing personal reasons. In his letter to President Draupadi Murmu, Purohit requested the President to accept his resignation from the post of Governor of Punjab as well as the Union territory of Chandigarh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The resignation of Purohit occurred amidst tension with the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, as they have been fighting over assent to pending bills, now being handled by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor and CM Mann have been engaged in a war of words for the last few months over several issues related to pending bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year in August, Purohit sent a strongly worded letter to the Mann government, warning him that he could recommend the President\u2019s rule in the state and also initiate criminal proceedings if his letters were not answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, he said Mann’s government was not responding to his previous letter and warned him that he could send a report to the President on the failure of the constitutional mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his response, Mann said that the Governor had threatened the peace-loving people of the state and that law and order were in complete control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CM Mann said the majority of letters sent by the Governor have been answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in October, Purohit wrote a letter to Mann regarding the Tarn Taran illegal mining incident and sought a detailed report following the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the latter, he also mentioned the allegation of an MLA about corruption in the police, the involvement of the MLA\u2019s close relative in illegal mining, and the suspension of police officials and the subsequent transfer of SSP Tarn Taran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, Purohit had a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Chandigarh. Their meeting occurred shortly after the BJP’s sweeping win in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, where they retained all three positions, a loss for the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance, who claimed the presiding officer manipulated the ballot papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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