CHANDIGARH: Opening another front of confrontation with with the Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, the Governor Banwari Lal Purohit today released the copy of letter he has written to Chief Minister questioning the continuation of Aman Arora in his cabinet after being convicted by a court.
The Governor has sought the status report from the Chief Minister for not implementing the direction of Supreme court in matter of Aman Arora.
Aman Arora cabinet Minister and his mother were serntenced by civil judge Sunam to two years of prison in a domestic discpute case filed by his brother-in-law (Sister's husband) Rajinder Deepa.
Punjab Governor claimed that he had received a repersentation for the removal of Arora from the cabinet. Ge added that from the representation he understood that on 21st, December, 2023 a court of law convicted Mr. Aman Arora for two years and the conviction has not yet stayed by the competent higher court.
Governor wrote that as per the judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Lilly Thomos vs. Union of India, the members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) stand divested of their membership if convicted and sentenced to
imprisonment for a term not less than two years by a trial court.
The communication further sated that the representation also raised the question of National Flag hoisting by Mr. Arora on 26th January and alleged that the act of entrusting a disqualified legislator with the symbolic representation of the nation on a day as momentous as Republic Day not only undermines the sanctity of the legal system but also sends an unsettling message to the citizenry regarding the government's commitment to ethical values.
This is a serious matter involving non compliance of the directions given by the Supreme Court of India and Can I have a detailed report on the entire issue, Governor asked the CM.