Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit Resigns, Cites 'Personal Reasons' For Quitting

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit tendered his resignation on Saturday.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit Resigns, Cites 'Personal Reasons' For Quitting

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit tendered his resignation on Saturday citing "personal reasons and certain other commitments."

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit resigns due to "personal reasons and certain other commitments." pic.twitter.com/0o05k6Hn6p

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"Due to my personal reasons and certain other commitments, I tender my resignation from the post of governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh. Please accept the same and oblige," Purohit wrote in his resignation letter. Purohit's resignation came a day after his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.

The two met days after the BJP won the Chandigarh mayoral polls and managed to retain all three posts, a setback to the Congress-AAP alliance which alleged tampering with ballot papers by the presiding officer.

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday denied interim relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). According to news agency PTI, the party had sought fresh polls under the supervision of a retired judge of the court.

On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to consider an AAP councillor's request seeking urgent hearing of his plea challenging the high court order. Purohit had been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over various issues in the past. 

Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other party leaders, launched a protest on Friday in the national capital against the BJP over the Chandigarh mayoral elections.

Speaking during the protest, Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre, saying that the saffron party messes up elections, steals votes, and tampers with EVMs. In the video shared by AAP, Kejriwal can be seen chanting the slogan "gali gali mei shor hai, BJP vote chor hai" (there is noise in the street that the BJP is vote thief).