New Delhi, Mar 20 : NCP leader P A Sangma on Friday approached President Pratibha Patil and demanded immediate recall of the Meghalaya Governor for his "biased report" which led to the Central rule in the north eastern state.
"We have strongly demanded that the Governor of Meghalaya, who is the main cause of instability in the state, be immediately recalled," Mr. Sangma told reporters after the meeting
Mr. Sangma, the architect of the ruling Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA), said the imposition of the President's rule was "unconstitutional".
"We met Rastrapatiji and lodged a formal complaint against the unconstitutional imposition of President rule in Meghalaya.
"We pointed out to the President that any promulgation under article 356 have to be ratified by the Parliament because the President assumes the executive power but President always gives the legislative power to the parliament and today Parliment is not there," Mr. Sangma, who led a delegation of state NCP leaders, said.
He said the country is in the midst of election and even the constitutional mandate of ratification cannot be fulfilled.
Meghalaya, which witnessed a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly, was on Thursday brought under Central rule and the state assembly put under suspended animation.
