Central interference in state affairs is increasing-SAD's Daljeet Cheema over new Punjab Governor holding direct meetings with state officers
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 14, 2024: Senior SAD leader Daljeet Singh Cheema expressed concern over 'new trend' of Governors holding direct meetings with state officers.
Commenting on the news report of newly appointed Punjab Governor Gulab Singh Kataria holding direct meetings with administrative officers of the state, Cheema said that it is definitely going to affect Centre-State relations & is definitely against the spirit of federalism.
Cheema also took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the matter. He said that its CM's Mann constant failures that the central interference in state affairs is increasing.
"The new trend of Governors holding direct meetings of administrative officers of the state is definitely going to affect Centre-State relations & is definitely against the spirit of federalism. SAD has always stood for more powers to the states & opposed Union government’s interference into the internal affairs of the state. There can’t be two parallel governments in a state. One elected by people of the state & another appointed by GOI. It may be border area issues or centrally sponsored schemes, the whole responsibility should be of the elected state government. The Punjab Government led by @BhagwantMann must awake & perform its constitutional duties. The non performance issues like collapse of law & order in the state & the issue of failure of state government to acquire land for express highways raised by the Union Minister Mr Nitin Gadkari, if not addressed to by the state govt will further provide more opportunities to the Union Government to interfere into internal affairs of the state. So the Punjab CM should understand that it is because of his constant failures that the central interference into state affairs is increasing," wrote Daljeet Singh Cheema.