Outrightly unconstitutional: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on dismissal of jailed TN minister Senthil Balaji

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Raghav Chadha on Thursday termed the dismissal of DMK chief and sitting Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as “outrightly unconstitutional”.

He added that the Constitution stipulates that the Governor can merely advocate the dismissal of a sitting minister to the chief minister and never act unilaterally.

As per our Constitution,it’s beneath the unique area of Chief Minister to
1.Appoint ministers
2.Reshuffle portfolios
3.Remove a minister

Governor has to merely publish suggestions of CM

Dismissal of V. Senthil Balaji by Tamil Nadu Governor is outrightly unconstitutional

— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) June 29, 2023

Earlier, on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi dismissed DMK’s jailed minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers with speedy impact.

The minister was arrested earlier in reference to a cash-for-jobs rip-off case.

“Minister V Senthil Balaji is facing serious criminal proceedings in a number of cases of corruption including taking cash for jobs and money laundering…Under these circumstances, Governor has dismissed him from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect”, acknowledged a launch issued by the Raj Bhavan in Tamil Nadu.

Chaddha took to Twitter to publish, “As per our Constitution, it is under the exclusive domain of the Chief Minister to appoint ministers, reshuffle portfolios, remove a minister. Governor has to merely publish the recommendations of the CM. Dismissal of V Senthil Balaji by Tamil Nadu Governor is outrightly unconstitutional.”

After getting arrested by ED, V Senthil Balaji was later admitted to a authorities hospital in Chennai after he complained of chest pains.

He was allowed by the Madras High Court on June 15 to be shifted to a personal hospital of his alternative.

The Supreme Court, earlier this month, refused to intervene with the Madras High Court order permitting Balaji to be moved to a personal hospital in Chennai and admitted a habeas corpus petition filed towards his arrest. 

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Raghav Chadha on Thursday termed the dismissal of DMK chief and sitting Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as “outrightly unconstitutional”.

He added that the Constitution stipulates that the Governor can merely advocate the dismissal of a sitting minister to the chief minister and never act unilaterally.

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As per our Constitution,it’s beneath the unique area of Chief Minister to
1.Appoint ministers
2.Reshuffle portfolios
3.Remove a minister
Governor has to merely publish suggestions of CM
Dismissal of V. Senthil Balaji by Tamil Nadu Governor is outrightly unconstitutional
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) June 29, 2023
Earlier, on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi dismissed DMK’s jailed minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers with speedy impact.

The minister was arrested earlier in reference to a cash-for-jobs rip-off case.

“Minister V Senthil Balaji is facing serious criminal proceedings in a number of cases of corruption including taking cash for jobs and money laundering…Under these circumstances, Governor has dismissed him from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect”, acknowledged a launch issued by the Raj Bhavan in Tamil Nadu.

Chaddha took to Twitter to publish, “As per our Constitution, it is under the exclusive domain of the Chief Minister to appoint ministers, reshuffle portfolios, remove a minister. Governor has to merely publish the recommendations of the CM. Dismissal of V Senthil Balaji by Tamil Nadu Governor is outrightly unconstitutional.”

After getting arrested by ED, V Senthil Balaji was later admitted to a authorities hospital in Chennai after he complained of chest pains.

He was allowed by the Madras High Court on June 15 to be shifted to a personal hospital of his alternative.

The Supreme Court, earlier this month, refused to intervene with the Madras High Court order permitting Balaji to be moved to a personal hospital in Chennai and admitted a habeas corpus petition filed towards his arrest.