Kerala Governor serial offender for violation of Constitution propriety: CPI (M) Brinda Karat
New Delhi: Senior Leader and Polit Bureau member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Brinda Karat on Thursday hit back on Kerala Givernor Arif Mohammad Khan for seeking report from CM Pinarayi Vijayan over his recent remark on the "nature of anti-national activities" and actions taken against those involved.
Speaking to ANI, Karat said that, "It's very unfortunate to make such remark as it seems that Kerala governor is a serial offender for the violation of the Constitution propriety and his constitutional role."
"Governor Khan has absolutely no right under the constitution of India to comment, or to ask in a written demand from the CM about any remark he may or may not have made. The very fact that he is acting like this is because he is not acting as Ambassador of constitution of India but as the ambassador from Delhi Raj in Kerala repersenting the narrow interest of BJP," she told ANI.
On October 8, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had issued a letter to the Rajbhavan stating that summoning officials without informing the elected government is beyond the constitutional authority of the governor.
Earlier, Governor Arif Muhammad Khan summoned the Chief Secretary and DGP to Raj Bhavan for direct explanations on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks regarding gold smuggling in Malappuram and those funds being used for anti-State and anti-national activities and on phone tapping allegations by PV Anwar MLA
Kerala Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb and Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan did not appear before Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.
On September 30, a media report attributed remarks to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan concerning gold smuggling in the Malappuram district. The Chief Minister's office later issued a clarification, stating that the quotes had been wrongly attributed to him.
