Punjab
Governor and Administrator of UT Chandigarh had swung into action . The
Governor Mr Banwari Lal Purohit will start a tour of the state in April. He
will start with a visit to the six border districts of Punjab Pathankot,
Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka . Decision to this
regard was taken on 26th March. A joint meeting was held in this
regard with The Chief Secretary Mr Anirudh Tiwari and DGP Mr B.K Bhamra was
held on Wednesday
The Governor is scheduled to meet General Public as well as BSF Officials there to
enquire about the issues they are facing and if increase in BSF Command area
has improved their lives in any way? He will also take into account problems of
Boarder Farmers
Ever since
the area of control has been increased for BSF to 50 KM’s in Punjab, there has
been a consistent protest from the Political parties of Punjab stating that
Centre is unduly interfering in states and damaging the federal structure.
Activity and that too mass contact type of Governor who is the Central
Government’s representative may spark a new row between Union Government led by
BJP and the State Government led by AAP. We may see the scenes like we are witnessing
in West Bengal relating to strained relations between Head of the State and
Head of the State Government as BJP and
AAP are already at loggerheads over many issues including unification and delay
in elections of the Three Municipal Bodies of Delhi.
First the
decision on Punjab Quota as Member Electricity in BBMB, Then appointment of UT
Cadre officials in Chandigarh instead of Punjab Cadre and now Implementing
Central Service rules on Chandigarh Administration employees instead of Punjab
Cadre rules have already created a political storm and this switch to active
mode by the governor will only fuel the same. And no awards for guessing that
it’s Punjab which will suffer the most.