I will not be my own judge: Arif Mohammed Khan

“If I am the target, then I shall not be the judge in my cause. I won’t declare it now. I will see it and if I come to the conclusion that the purpose is to target me, then I shall not sit in judgement (over it). I shall refer (to the President),” he said.

The Kerala Cabinet on November 9 had decided to come out with the ordinance amidst the Left government’s ongoing tussle with Khan over the functioning of universities, including the appointment of Vice Chancellors, in the state.

Governor should comply with the Constitution: MB Rajesh

State Minister for Local Self-Governments and Excise MB Rajesh, meanwhile, said that the government expects the Governor to act in accordance with the Constitution.

Rajesh, while speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, said that the state government exercised its powers under the Constitution when it came out with the ordinance and sent the same to the Governor.

“It is legal, constitutional and in accordance with the rules. We can now only expect that everyone will act in accordance with the Constitution,” he said.

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The ordinance intends to appoint eminent academicians as Chancellors of the universities in the state in place of the Governor.

The decision of the Pinarayi Vijayan-headed government has been opposed by both Congress and BJP as both parties have alleged that the move was aimed at turning universities in Kerala into “Communist centres”.

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