Kerala Governor vows to finish life-long pension for state ministers’ private workers

By ANI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan raised the difficulty of the life-long pension of the non-public workers of cabinet ministers of the Left Democratic Front cabinet terming it a mockery of public cash and stated that he would make it a nationwide situation.

Talking to reporters on Friday, Khan stated “With equal vigour, I will take up the issue where the staff of state ministers become entitled to life-long pension in two years’ time. It’s a mockery of law and atrocious and public money is squandered. These people are party-cadre, but they end up becoming entitled to lifelong pensions.”

He additional known as the difficulty extremely discriminatory and stated that it might be his precedence to convey this to finish.

“It’s highly discriminatory, fraud and deceit being played on people of Kerala. I am going to make it a big national issue. It is a violation of the spirit of the constitution. It will be my priority to bring it to an end. This money belongs to the people of Kerala and not to the cadre,” he additional stated.

Earlier on Tuesday, whereas speaking to reporters within the nationwide capital, Arif Mohammad Khan reacted to the protests by the Left Democratic Front employees in direction of Raj Bhavan in Kerala, in opposition to the Governor’s actions pertaining to universities and payments handed by the state meeting, the Governor stated that he can’t be pressurised.

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“I’m not going to deal with these things. But I can tell you one thing. I think there’s enough evidence for you to come to the conclusion that I’m not the type of person who can be pressurised,” Kerala Governor stated.

He confused that he would resign if he could be countered with one occasion the place he interfered within the enterprise of the federal government.

“Job to run Universities is with Chancellor, to run government is with the elected government. Give me one instance where I tried to interfere in the business of government, I shall resign that very moment. I can give you 1,001 examples where they interfered in the functioning of Universities daily,” he stated.

Kerala Raj Bhavan on Saturday confirmed that it obtained the ordinance to take away the Governor from the publish of chancellor in numerous universities.

On the Kerala Cabinet on November 9 determined to usher in an ordinance to take away governor Arif Mohammed Khan from the publish of chancellor.

The state Cabinet is planning to usher in an skilled instead of the chancellor. The cabinet’s choice got here after Governor sought the resignations of vice-chancellors of all 9 universities within the state.

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As per an order issued by the Kerala Governor, Vice-Chancellors of the University of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kannur University, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, University of Calicut and Thunachath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University have been requested to resign from their posts.

Later the VCs of 9 universities moved the High Court difficult the Governor’s order to tender their resignations.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan raised the difficulty of the life-long pension of the non-public workers of cabinet ministers of the Left Democratic Front cabinet terming it a mockery of public cash and stated that he would make it a nationwide situation.

Talking to reporters on Friday, Khan stated “With equal vigour, I will take up the issue where the staff of state ministers become entitled to life-long pension in two years’ time. It’s a mockery of law and atrocious and public money is squandered. These people are party-cadre, but they end up becoming entitled to lifelong pensions.”

He additional known as the difficulty extremely discriminatory and stated that it might be his precedence to convey this to finish.

“It’s highly discriminatory, fraud and deceit being played on people of Kerala. I am going to make it a big national issue. It is a violation of the spirit of the constitution. It will be my priority to bring it to an end. This money belongs to the people of Kerala and not to the cadre,” he additional stated.

Earlier on Tuesday, whereas speaking to reporters within the nationwide capital, Arif Mohammad Khan reacted to the protests by the Left Democratic Front employees in direction of Raj Bhavan in Kerala, in opposition to the Governor’s actions pertaining to universities and payments handed by the state meeting, the Governor stated that he can’t be pressurised.

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“I’m not going to deal with these things. But I can tell you one thing. I think there’s enough evidence for you to come to the conclusion that I’m not the type of person who can be pressurised,” Kerala Governor stated.

He confused that he would resign if he could be countered with one occasion the place he interfered within the enterprise of the federal government.

“Job to run Universities is with Chancellor, to run government is with the elected government. Give me one instance where I tried to interfere in the business of government, I shall resign that very moment. I can give you 1,001 examples where they interfered in the functioning of Universities daily,” he stated.

Kerala Raj Bhavan on Saturday confirmed that it obtained the ordinance to take away the Governor from the publish of chancellor in numerous universities.

On the Kerala Cabinet on November 9 determined to usher in an ordinance to take away governor Arif Mohammed Khan from the publish of chancellor.

The state Cabinet is planning to usher in an skilled instead of the chancellor. The cabinet’s choice got here after Governor sought the resignations of vice-chancellors of all 9 universities within the state.

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As per an order issued by the Kerala Governor, Vice-Chancellors of the University of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kannur University, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, University of Calicut and Thunachath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University have been requested to resign from their posts.

Later the VCs of 9 universities moved the High Court difficult the Governor’s order to tender their resignations.