Chandigarh, February 24
The rift between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today took a new turn with the gubernatorial head saying he will allow the Budget session of the state only after taking legal advice on the “extremely derogatory and patently unconstitutional tweets” of CM Mann in response to his letter earlier this month.
The Governor wrote a letter to the Chief Minister today, stating that he would take a decision on summoning of the Vidhan Sabha Budget session only after taking a legal opinion on Mann’s tweets and a letter. The Punjab Cabinet, at its meeting held on Tuesday, had recommended that the Budget session should be held from March 3 to 24. A letter seeking the Governor’s assent for summoning the Budget session was sent to him thereafter.
