New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is set to shuffle around UPA appointed governors. Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal has been transferred as Governor of Mizoram on Sunday. Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva will discharge the functions of Gujarat Governor in addition to her own duties.
Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman has been shifted as Nagaland Governor for the remainder of his term. He will continue to hold additional charge as Tripura Governor.
A major controversy erupted between Beniwal and Narendra Modi when the Governor appointed Justice (retd) RA Mehta as Lokayukta on August 25, 2011, without consulting the state government. This led to a long-drawn legal battle that reached the Supreme Court, which subsequently upheld the Governor's decision.
Earlier there was speculation that new Governors would be appointed before the budget session of Parliament starting tomorrow in place of those who had quit. Many of them were asked by the new government to put in their papers.
Those who resigned after the government's signals are B L Joshi (Uttar Pradesh), M K Narayanan (West Bengal), Shekhar Dutt (Chhattisgarh), Ashwani Kumar (Nagaland) and B V Wanchoo (Goa).
Wanchoo's resignation on July 4, the day he was questioned by CBI as a witness in the AgustaWestland helicopter purchase scam. A few days earlier former National Security Advisor M K Narayanan also quit as West Bengal Governor after similar questioning by the CBI.
Two Governors - H R Bharadwaj (Karnataka) and Devanand Konwar (Tripura) were allowed to stay in the post till their tenure ended last month.
However, a few other Governors appointed by the previous UPA regime continue to remain in office. They include K Sankaranarayanan (Maharashtra), Sheila Dikshit (Kerala), Jaganath Pahadia (Haryana), Shivraj V Patil (Punjab) besides others. Sankaranayanan was among those asked to quit.
(With additional inputs from PTI)
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