Centre says it never asked Aziz Qureshi to quit
23 Aug 2014 6:08 AM IST
The government on Friday denied claims made by Uttrakhand governor Aziz Qureshi that he had been asked to quit and said an ‘appropriate response’ will be filed before Supreme Court soon.
Talking to PTI after touring flood-affected areas of Uttar Pradesh, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said, ‘... There was no move to remove him. He holds the constitutional post with the pleasure of the president.’
The statement from the minister came a day after the SC issued notice to the Centre on the Uttarakhand governor’s plea challenging the Narendra Modi government’s move to ease him out of office, bringing the controversy over the removal of UPA-appointed governors under judicial lens.
The apex court had also issued notice to home secretary Anil Goswami who had allegedly threatened governor Qureshi to resign from the post or face removal by Centre. However, the home minister maintained that no pressure was exerted for Qureshi’s removal and said that a response will be filed before the apex court soon.
The government will be filing an ‘appropriate reply to the Supreme Court’ in response to Aziz’s decision to approach SC, he said.
Talking to PTI after touring flood-affected areas of Uttar Pradesh, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said, ‘... There was no move to remove him. He holds the constitutional post with the pleasure of the president.’
The statement from the minister came a day after the SC issued notice to the Centre on the Uttarakhand governor’s plea challenging the Narendra Modi government’s move to ease him out of office, bringing the controversy over the removal of UPA-appointed governors under judicial lens.
The apex court had also issued notice to home secretary Anil Goswami who had allegedly threatened governor Qureshi to resign from the post or face removal by Centre. However, the home minister maintained that no pressure was exerted for Qureshi’s removal and said that a response will be filed before the apex court soon.
The government will be filing an ‘appropriate reply to the Supreme Court’ in response to Aziz’s decision to approach SC, he said.
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