Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, was publicly challenged by state Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to provide one instance of his political meddling. The governor also stated that if the CM could provide just one example, he would step down.
Arif Mohammed Khan, the governor of Kerala, denied CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s claim that he meddled politically in the selection of university vice chancellors.
“I will resign if…”
“They are saying repeatedly that I am doing this to bring RSS people. If I have nominated even one person, not of RSS, any person, using my authority, then I will resign. Will he (CM Vijayan) be ready to resign if he is not able to prove it?” questioned the governor.
Governor Arif Mohammad asks CM Pinarayi Vijayan
“The CM claims I am leading a parallel administration while they claim to be enhancing the educational system. How? By hiring relatives of CPIM leaders who are unqualified or underqualified for positions in institutions”, claimed Governor Arif Khan.
The governor said, “I see that smuggling activities are patronised by the Chief Minister’s Office. If the state government, CMO and people close to CM are involved in smuggling activities, there are grounds for me to interfere.”
“There are matters in which I must interfere,” he continued. ” I didn’t insinuate anything (about Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan). The secretary for CM was fired. Without CM’s knowledge, was he patronising people engaged in the case? The capability of CM is then reflected.”
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“For one month, I returned every file relating to the University… There is a ‘Laxman Rekha’ for everybody. CM not responding to the call of the Governor is crossing ‘Laxman Rekha’… people in CM office were patronising the smuggling,” Governor Arif Khan remarked.
The seven vice chancellors’ case, which challenges the show-cause notice the Kerala governor sent to them today, is set to be heard by the Kerala High Court in the meanwhile.
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