Kiran Bediâs Sudden Removal As Lieutenant Governor Smacks of Arbitrariness
The Puducherry Lieutenant Governor s abrupt termination by the president revives the debate about the Centreâs powers.
File photo of Kiran Bedi. Photo: PTI/Files
Law17/Feb/2021
Article 155 says the governor of a state shall be appointed by the president. Article 156 (1) says the governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the president. Barring resignation by the governor or withdrawal by the president, they shall remain in office for a term of five years from the date of appointment.
President Ram Nath Kovindâs order on Tuesday that Kiran Bedi ceases to hold the office of the Lieutenant-Governor (LG) of Puducherry meant that he had withdrawn his pleasure under Article 156(1). The presidentâs order is silent on whether Bedi can continue in office till her named successor, the Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, assumes her new role. But what it makes clear is that Soundar
Congress sweep in Punjab, will farmers agitation impact other states? Thursday, February 18, 2021 IWK Bureau
The results of the Punjab urban body polls have the stamp of the farmers agitation and have dented several parties badly.
Punjab s Congress Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is elated with the performance. It was a powerful message to these parties to keep out of Punjab, which was not ready to either forgive or forget the deceit and the treachery to which the people of the state had been subjected by them, he said.
Though Punjab is at the epicentre of the farmers protest and the results bear the imprint of the agitation, the question arises will it replicate in other states and cost the BJP dearly.
Cong sweep in Punjab, will farmers agitation impact other states?
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 17 : The results of the Punjab urban body polls have the stamp of the farmers agitation and have dented several parties badly.
Punjab s Congress Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is elated with the performance. It was a powerful message to these parties to keep out of Punjab, which was not ready to either forgive or forget the deceit and the treachery to which the people of the state had been subjected by them, he said.
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