Governors start to Resign their Posts

[DrRajpalSingh]

After change of the Government at Delhi, the Congress Government appointed governors have started to submit their resignations. In this series four governors that of Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal and U P are said to have put in their papers.

Resignation of the Governor of UP has been accepted.

Read :

http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/jun/17/live-assam-karnataka-west-bengal-up-governors-quit/c9213777f5a8edde9a45aa835b999031

It is also reported that :

UPA-appointed governors who have six months or less for the tenure to expire are likely to stay while those who have more days in office have been asked to quit by the Centre. Sheila Dikshit (Kerala), Margaret Alva (Rajasthan) and Kamla Beniwal (Gujarat), have been asked to put in their papers. As we told you earlier, Alva is set to speak to President Pranab Mukhejree over the issue. She had also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Source :http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/jun/17/liveupdates.htm

[DrRajpalSingh]

This has happened once again !

After all what are the qualifications for appointment of the Governor of a State. If we look at the names of the persons who have put in their papers they seem all to belong to senior leaders of the Congress.

Now the question arises what is the role of Governor in the State and if he is custodian of constitution of India as he/she is, then why with the change of Government at the Centre cause the removal of the Constitutional head of the provincial government.

It may also be a debatable point if the persons of ruling party like senior/retired/defeated in elections be appointed to this gubernatorial post or not !

Would the BJP follow the same tradition set by Congress to appoint their own party men to these posts is the moot question !

Views/comments of the participants are welcome.

[RathiJi]

After change of the Government at Delhi, the Congress Government appointed governors have started to submit their resignations. In this series four governors that of Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal and U P have put in their papers. Read :

http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/jun/17/live-assam-karnataka-west-bengal-up-governors-quit/c9213777f5a8edde9a45aa835b999031

It is also reported that :

UPA-appointed governors who have six months or less for the tenure to expire are likely to stay while those who have more days in office have been asked to quit by the Centre. Sheila Dikshit (Kerala), Margaret Alva (Rajasthan) and Kamla Beniwal (Gujarat), have been asked to put in their papers. As we told you earlier, Alva is set to speak to President Pranab Mukhejree over the issue. She had also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Source :http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/jun/17/liveupdates.htm

Governors of Goa & West Bengal could be questioned on Augusta Westland chopper deal case .

source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AgustaWestland-deal-CBI-to-quiz-Bengal-Goa-governors-even-without-nod/articleshow/36117781.cms

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2636568/CBI-quiz-Bengal-Goa-governors-Agusta-scam.html

[DrRajpalSingh]

Governors of Goa & West Bengal could be questioned on Augusta Westland chopper deal case .

source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AgustaWestland-deal-CBI-to-quiz-Bengal-Goa-governors-even-without-nod/articleshow/36117781.cms

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2636568/CBI-quiz-Bengal-Goa-governors-Agusta-scam.html

Nagaland Governor, Ashwani Kumar resigns.

[RathiJi]

Nagaland Governor, Ashwani Kumar resigns.

Ex- CBI man very close aide of mata of ROME.

[VikrantChodhary]

Governor Kataria SACKED by SINDHI Sarkar.

[DrRajpalSingh]

After finding a few gubernatorial places vacant, the 'Good Days' are going to usher in for those BJP stalwarts, who have been waiting in wings to get adjusted in the posts of power. Let us see who gets what !

It is reported that Mr. Ram Naik has been sounded to take over as new governor of Uttar Pradesh soon.

[DrRajpalSingh]

Shri O P Kohali, a BJP stalwart has been appointed Governor of Gujarat. The post of governor had fallen vacant after the transfer of incumbent Governor, Mrs. Kamala Beniwal.

[DrRajpalSingh]

Beniwal sacked as Mizoram Guv; VK Duggal gets charge
New Delhi, August 6
Kamla Beniwal, who had a running battle with Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister, was tonight sacked as Governor of Mizoram just two months before her tenure comes to an end.


"The President has directed that Dr (Smt.) Kamla shall cease to hold the office of the Governor of Mizoram,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said tonight, exactly a month after she was shifted to Aizwal from Ahmedabad.


Governor of Manipur V K Duggal has been asked to discharge the functions of the Governor of Mizoram until regular arrangements are made, the communique said.


The sacking order brings to an end the gubernatorial tenure of 87-year-old Congress leader from Rajasthan who battled with the Modi government over the appointment of Lokayukta.


Beniwal appointed retired Justice R A Mehta as Lokayukta in Gujarat against which the state went in appeal to the High Court. PTI

Source : http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140807/main6.htm

[rskankara]

Leaving congress/BJP politics behind, as a jat, I am bit disappointed and sad to know the treatment given to her at end of term. It was matter of 2 months.

[Prikshit]

Leaving congress/BJP politics behind, as a jat, I am bit disappointed and sad to know the treatment given to her at end of term. It was matter of 2 months.
You are sad i understand. Didn't she deserve same earlier?

[DrRajpalSingh]

Kalyan Singh, former CM Uttar Pradesh, appointed Governor of Rajasthan.

[DrRajpalSingh]

You are sad i understand. Didn't she deserve same earlier?

Some uneasy questions naturally arise in the minds of the members of the site because the old lady is a veteran Jat political figure. Before two months of expiry of her tenure the step has been taken, Why ?

If she had been chosen to be axed for her role as Governor of Gujarat then why she was not dismissed then and there and why she was transferred to Mizoram !

What unconstitutional act she committed at Mizoram Raj Bhawan that led her dismissal.

People would, in the instant example, want to know the real cause of her dismissal !

[anilsangwan]

Dear friend

She made 63 air travels and out of that 53 were to Jaipur ( personal use). Ye hai uska kasoor.
Gujraat mein gov thee tab usne state universities mein bhi state govt ko bypass kar ke appointments ki thee... Ye hai uska kasoor.

Jat figure hai to jaroori nahi ki theek ho ! Jat to Maderna bhi thaa-- lekin rape kiya tha usne ! Jat to chautala bhi hai - Jail mein hai apne galat kaamo ki wajah se!



Some uneasy questions naturally arise in the minds of the members of the site because the old lady is a veteran Jat political figure. Before two months of expiry of her tenure the step has been taken, Why ?

If she had been chosen to be axed for her role as Governor of Gujarat then why she was not dismissed then and there and why she was transferred to Mizoram !

What unconstitutional act she committed at Mizoram Raj Bhawan that led her dismissal.

People would, in the instant example, want to know the real cause of her dismissal !

[VikrantChodhary]

Governor Kataria SACKED by SINDHI Sarkar.

Now Kamla BENIWAL sacked as governor. Remember she is also SACKED and not asked to resign. Abb bhi koye JAT agar iss SINDHI ka saath dega kya ?

[DrRajpalSingh]

Dear friend

She made 63 air travels and out of that 53 were to Jaipur ( personal use). Ye hai uska kasoor.
Gujraat mein gov thee tab usne state universities mein bhi state govt ko bypass kar ke appointments ki thee... Ye hai uska kasoor.

Jat figure hai to jaroori nahi ki theek ho ! ...........

Friend,

There must be transparency in the action of the Government on such matters.

If this alleged impropriety has been committed as a Governor of Gujrat, then she must have been removed from the post of Governor then and there.

Since she made these trips to Jaipur not after becoming the Governor of Mizoram, why she was first transferred and then dismissed is the cause of concern.

Is it not humiliating ?

Thanks and best wishes,

[anilsangwan]

Friend,

There must be transparency in the action of the Government on such matters.

If this alleged impropriety has been committed as a Governor of Gujrat, then she must have been removed from the post of Governor then and there.

Since she made these trips to Jaipur not after becoming the Governor of Mizoram, why she was first transferred and then dismissed is the cause of concern.

Is it not humiliating ?

Thanks and best wishes,


dear friend

system is not that fast in india...investigation takes time dear firend! Pls try to understand

[ygulia]

Dr. Sahib, it is pretty simple. She was transferred from Gujarat so that information could be dig out against her from Raj Bhawan to prepare a case for her dismissal. She should have resigned at the time of transfer and that was her mistake becuase she is not smart enough to know the move of Modi government. Congress has done it in the past and this is the case of misuse of government resouces. Therfore her dismissal is justified in the interest of the nation.



Friend,

There must be transparency in the action of the Government on such matters.

If this alleged impropriety has been committed as a Governor of Gujrat, then she must have been removed from the post of Governor then and there.

Since she made these trips to Jaipur not after becoming the Governor of Mizoram, why she was first transferred and then dismissed is the cause of concern.

Is it not humiliating ?

Thanks and best wishes,

[DrRajpalSingh]

Accused by the Opposition of sacking Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal out of political vendetta, the government on Thursday gave two reasons for its action — the first being that she had cost the Gujarat government Rs. 1,216 crore in central funds by sitting on a crucial bill during her time in the state’s Raj Bhavan.
The second reason, it stated, was her “unethical involvement” in the affairs of a cooperative society in Jaipur — cited in a June 27 report from the Rajasthan government.
Two months shy of completing her term, the 87-year-old Beniwal was sacked on Wednesday, just a month after she was transferred to Mizoram from Gujarat.

The Opposition, including the Congress and NCP, termed her removal an act of “political vendetta” stemming from her running feud with Modi when he was chief minister of the western state.

Source and for further details link : http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/beniwal-caused-rs-1-200cr-loss-to-guj-lowered-dignity-of-office-govt/article1-1249475.aspx

[rsdalal]

Congress is getting taste of its own medicine. I am sure they must have overstepped their authority when in power...

[DrRajpalSingh]

Dr. Sahib, it is pretty simple. She was transferred from Gujarat so that information could be dig out against her from Raj Bhawan to prepare a case for her dismissal. She should have resigned at the time of transfer and that was her mistake becuase she is not smart enough to know the move of Modi government. Congress has done it in the past and this is the case of misuse of government resouces. Therfore her dismissal is justified in the interest of the nation.

Friend,
Kindly share what is correlation between her dismissal and ' interest of the nation'.

The fact is she got the post as a political persona and she was dismissed by another set of persons belonging to other political party and was removed from this post.

In my opinion, it is purely a political decision, Nothing more and nothing less ! It has nothing to do with protection of national interests as believed by you.

The fact is it has almost become a real practice to do so as NDA and UPA or say BJP and Congress or in earlier times Janata Party and Congress have been following to ease out the Governors appointed by the earlier governments.



Thanks and regards.

[DrRajpalSingh]

Congress is getting taste of its own medicine. I am sure they must have overstepped their authority when in power...

Yes, this is the realist assessment of the case.

[DrRajpalSingh]

dear friend

system is not that fast in india...investigation takes time dear firend! Pls try to understand

Friend,

Totally in agreement with you.

But it is an act of tit for tat for Congress led UPA Government appointed governors by BJP led NDA government.

[spdeshwal]

Friend,

There must be transparency in the action of the Government on such matters.

If this alleged impropriety has been committed as a Governor of Gujrat, then she must have been removed from the post of Governor then and there.

Since she made these trips to Jaipur not after becoming the Governor of Mizoram, why she was first transferred and then dismissed is the cause of concern.

Is it not humiliating ?

Thanks and best wishes,

Exactly! It may be right or wrong but the action has been taken to humiliate her! She was always at loggerhead with Modi and his Govt. in Gujarat! This shows," 56 inch ke seen mien 56mm ka dil hai, jo ki mauka late hi naadi katne ke liye uksaata hai "! May be she is guilty of misusing her powers or not but the due process is not followed! There is no inquiry, no FIR but straight dismissal gives reason to speculate that this action is revengeful!

Cheers!

[Prikshit]

Exactly! It may be right or wrong but the action has been taken to humiliate her! She was always at loggerhead with Modi and his Govt. in Gujarat! This shows," 56 inch ke seen mien 56mm ka dil hai, jo ki mauka late hi naadi katne ke liye uksaata hai "! May be she is guilty of misusing her powers or not but the due process is not followed! There is no inquiry, no FIR but straight dismissal gives reason to speculate that this action is revengeful!

Cheers!
What could have been a better solution to this? Is this being done to a right person? Has she not humiliate the whole Nation by her acts?

[DrRajpalSingh]

What could have been a better solution to this? Is this being done to a right person? Has she not humiliate the whole Nation by her acts?

Utterly far fetched and baseless allegation !

Which of her acts led to humiliation of the whole nation, cite any one please !

[DrRajpalSingh]

What could have been a better solution to this? ..............

Since the Government did not like her to stay as Governor, instead of transferring her, it would have been better to remove her when she held the post of Governor of Gujarat.

[Prikshit]

Utterly far fetched and baseless allegation !

Which of her acts led to humiliation of the whole nation, cite any one please !
Janta janardhan ke tax ke paise se personal use ke liye travel karna, out of her decisions the loss incurred by Gujarat state govt.

[DrRajpalSingh]

Janta janardhan ke tax ke paise se personal use ke liye travel karna, out of her decisions the loss incurred by Gujarat state govt.

If she had done so, then the government note to the President of India would have included this charge; but the Minsters who replied on the issue did not mention it as charge against her.

Do you think she had over-stepped her entitlement on this count ?

[Prikshit]

If she had done so, then the government note to the President of India would have included this charge; but the Minsters who replied on the issue did not mention it as charge against her.

Do you think she had over-stepped her entitlement on this count ?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rs-1000-crore-land-grab-case-returns-to-haunt-sacked-Mizoram-governor-Kamla-Beniwal/articleshow/39852109.cms

[RathiJi]

Exactly! It may be right or wrong but the action has been taken to humiliate her! She was always at loggerhead with Modi and his Govt. in Gujarat! This shows," 56 inch ke seen mien 56mm ka dil hai, jo ki mauka late hi naadi katne ke liye uksaata hai "! May be she is guilty of misusing her powers or not but the due process is not followed! There is no inquiry, no FIR but straight dismissal gives reason to speculate that this action is revengeful!

Cheers!

FIR , Inquiry against governer that too being on post. A big joke Deshwal sahab.

Don't you know they r immune to it ? This decision is clearly political but on the other hand she was also wrong on her part. Please answer with ur wisdom, She was at loggerhead with Modi in Gujrat because she was an upright constitutional governer or a Congress veteran paying returns to party ? You consider she was non political while being Gujrat governer ? baki 56 inch ya 56 mm to pata chal jayega agle 5 saalo me.

[DrRajpalSingh]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rs-1000-crore-land-grab-case-returns-to-haunt-sacked-Mizoram-governor-Kamla-Beniwal/articleshow/39852109.cms

The link provides the following information:

"JAIPUR: Fresh trouble is brewing for sacked Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal in Jaipur. Now that she no longer enjoys constitutional immunity against criminal proceedings, Beniwal could end up as an accused in an Rs 1,000 crore land grab case being heard by a city court here.

"The city's Vaishali Nagar police, which investigated the land grab case, found her (Beniwal) guilty, along with 16 others, and submitted a report to this effect before the trial court on May 15 (this year). The matter is listed for next hearing on August 27. We will now plead to the court to name her also as an accused and issue notice to her," advocate Ajay Jain told TOI on Thursday.

Jain is counsel for one Sanjay Agarwal, an activist who filed the land grab case against Beniwal and 16 others-some of them former Congress leaders and builders-in August 2012. Though court notices were issued to other accused in November 2012, Beniwal was exempted for the immunity she enjoyed as governor under Article 361. The charges are being heard by a Metropolitan Magistrate in the city."

In Rajasthan, with the change of Congress government, BJP has taken over. Since the Governor had not good relations with the Chief Minister, such type of cases are natural to be dug out to harass her. She had been active in Rajasthan politics since last 60 years and had become minister at the age of 27 and held various cabinet berths including being Dy. CM of Rajasthan. She might be associated with some cooperative society against whom land grab charges have been levelled and the matter is sub-judice so not much can be said on the issue.

Then, as of now, this is just accusation or charge and not established fact. If it is based on facts,she will have to face the consequences otherwise witch hunt charge would be levelled against her political detractors.

[DrRajpalSingh]

Kindly note that I am not supporting her earlier doings whose legality is being examined by the courts but to keep the record straight it is necessary to know that it has nothing to do with her misuse of office as Governor of Gujarat.

Read, the following report from the same paper :


Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sachin Pilot, however, defended Beniwal.

"She has contributed to Rajasthan's development as cabinet minister and as deputy chief minister in the past. As Gujarat governor she appointed a Lokayukta there to uphold the Constitution. The BJP-led Union government has removed her as Mizoram governor on baseless charges due to political vendetta," Pilot said.

The land grab charges against Beniwal were highlighted by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya last year in the run-up to the assembly elections. The matter pertains to 384 bigha (nearly 218.34 acres) of government land allotted to one Kisan Samuhik Krishi Sahkari Samiti Limited (farmers' cooperative society) at a cost of Rs 25 per acre for collective farming at Jhotwara on the city's outskirts in 1953.

Kamla, who entered politics in 1954 at the age of 27 years and went on to become the state's first woman minister the same year, became a member of this cooperative society in 1970. The society got the land on a 20-year-lease, which was later extended to 25 years.

The lease, as such, expired in 1978 and, as per the agreement, the land's ownership stood transferred to the state government. The government earmarked 221 bigha from the original 384 bigha for the Kardhani and Prithviraj Nagar residential schemes in October 1999. Since the land already stood transferred to the government in 1978, the society members had no right to claim compensation in lieu of the "land acquisition".

Yet, 15% of the 'developed land' (209 residential plots) was returned to the society members as compensation. It is alleged in court that this was done to benefit Beniwal and the other influential members of the society. She was revenue minister in the earlier Ashok Gehlot government (1998-2003).

According to the complainant in court, the society's original members had been elbowed out and influential people had taken over its reins. They allegedly manipulated society rules to distribute the land among themselves. Each member is alleged to have received seven plots in compensation.

BJP leader Somaiya alleged that Kamla and other members claimed to have worked on the land as "farm labourers" working for 14 to 15 hours a day for 58 years to get hold of 209 plots of land as compensation.

[RathiJi]

Dr Rajpal,

she tilled land for nearly 16 hours daily for five decades, while pursuing a high profile political career , held posts like minister, deputy chief minister and governor in those years.

What you say about this Dr Sahab ?

[DrRajpalSingh]

Dr Rajpal,

she tilled land for nearly 16 hours daily for five decades, while pursuing a high profile political career , held posts like minister, deputy chief minister and governor in those years.

What you say about this Dr Sahab ?

You are referring to allegation levelled by a BJP candidate which reads : "BJP leader Somaiya alleged that Kamla and other members claimed to have worked on the land as "farm labourers" working for 14 to 15 hours a day for 58 years to get hold of 209 plots of land as compensation."

The facts would emerge after the court would declare the decision on the issue.

The allegation/claims and counter claims have now become the issue to be decided by the Court so no further comments.

Thanks

[spdeshwal]

What could have been a better solution to this? Is this being done to a right person? Has she not humiliate the whole Nation by her acts?

What did she do differently? Even if she has used the Govt. provided plane for personal visits, which governor or minister doesn't do that ? What Does Mr. Modi's Nepal visit signifies for ? Nepal ke bete ko Maa baap se Milwa diya? What was that Drama for? The guy had already been to his family two years before! It is clearly a case of vengeance!

Cheers!

[DrRajpalSingh]

What did she do differently? Even if she has used the Govt. provided plane for personal visits, which governor or minister doesn't do that ? What Does Mr. Modi's Nepal visit signifies for ? Nepal ke bete ko Maa baap se Milwa diya? What was that Drama for? The guy had already been to his family two years before! It is clearly a case of vengeance!

Cheers!

Such Dismissals/appointments are to show pure political one up man ship by politicians !!!