Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17: Hours after Kerala Chief Minister broke his silence and slammed Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over his numerous statements, the latter on Saturday hit again saying that it’s good that the chief minister has stopped enjoying the sport from backstage.
“I welcome his (Vijayan) statement, so he does not play the game behind the curtain,” mentioned Khan to the media.
Not the one to relent, Khan went on to say that three years again whereas attending the Indian History Congress at Kannur, there was an try on his life.
“The shirt of my ADC was torn. Ask any lawyer if it was a cognisable offence and it means the police can act on its own and register a case, as the President and Governor cannot be intimidated. This invites a jail term of seven years and a fine. Who prevented a case to be registered and who is the Home Minister,” requested a peeved Khan.
Currently, Vijayan holds the Home portfolio within the state.
“I have definite information that there was a conspiracy to attack me . The Kannur vice chancellor was used to ensure that I am present in the venue,” added Khan.
Khan then mentioned that both tomorrow or day after he’ll make public all of the letters that the CM has written to him concerning the Universities.
“In these letters he has assured me there will be no government interference in Universities and now see what they have done. I will not allow any sort of erosion in it,” added Khan.
He additionally identified that the chief minister by no means discusses issues and even when he calls him, Vijayan doesn’t name again.
On Friday evening, Vijayan slammed Khan by stating that his assertion doesn’t befit the place he holds. How can anybody say this? All what he mentioned is baseless. This is utter nonsense,” said Vijayan.
Khan, for a while, has been going hammer and tongs against Vijayan, especially in the way his private secretary’s wife got a teaching job at the Kannur University. He went to the extent of saying that this appointment would not have been possible without the knowledge of the Chief Minister.
Khan has been putting road blocks before the Vijayan government when he refused to sign the re-promulgation of 11 Ordinances, forcing the state cabinet to call a special 10-day Assembly session to pass the tweaked Lokayukta Bill and one concerning the Universities, among others.
As Khan said he is not a rubber stamp, but when this question was posed to Vijayan, he brushed aside it, saying “These are all Constitutional points and can go ahead as at all times.”
On these points, Khan on Saturday mentioned on the University points he won’t permit any erosion of values and with regards on the LokAyukta Bill, he must look into it.
Meanwhile, the newly elected Speaker of the Kerala Legislative meeting A.M.Shamseer mentioned that he’s optimistic that every one the problems between the 2 Constitutional posts will probably be resolved.
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