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Congress demands removal of Raj Governor Kalyan Singh by President on MCC violation
The Congress has demanded removal of Kalyan Singh as Rajasthan Governor after the Election Commission wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind pointing to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation by him.
New Delhi: The Congress has demanded removal of Kalyan Singh as Rajasthan Governor after the Election Commission wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind pointing to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation by him.
Under Art.156 of the Constitution, Gov. Kalyan Singh can be removed by the President of India.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 4, 2019
Once ECI has found violation of the Model Code and fwd’ed the same to the President, Gov. must be removed.@INCIndia has sought time with @rashtrapatibhvn to state this clear position
“Under Article156 of the Constitution, Governor Kalyan Singh can be removed by the President of India. Once Election Commission of India has found violation of the Model Code and forwarded the same to the President, Governor must be removed”, tweeted Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.
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The Congress spokesperson also said that the party has sought time with the President to state “this clear position”.
President Kovind on Thursday forwarded to the Central Government an Election Commission report on alleged violation of MCC by Singh.
The report was sent to the President’s office by the Election Commission. While addressing BJP workers in a meeting in Aligarh on April 2, Singh is reported to have said that Modi should become Prime Minister again.
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Since the MCC is in place and Singh holds a Constitutional position, the Commission referred the matter to the President. (UNI)