Banwarilal
Purohit, Punjab Governor resigns from his post citing ‘personal reasons’
Chandigarh,
February 3 : Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit today resigned from his post,
also stepping down as the Administrator of the Union territory (UT) of
Chandigarh. He had been holding the office since August 2021.
In a
letter sent to President Murmu, he wrote, “Due to my personal reasons and
certain other commitments, I tender my resignation from the post of the
Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh. Please
accept the same and oblige”.
Purohit has been three-time Lok Sabha member
from Nagpur and Managing Editor of ‘The Hitavada’, Central India’s English
daily. Earlier he remained Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. Before being
appointed as Governor Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh in 2021, he was
the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021.
Purohit
had been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over various
issues in the past and their exchange of letters had been boiling currents
during his tenure as Punjab governor. GNEWS MAIL
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