Cong demands Kalyan Singh's sacking as guv after EC points to poll code violation

The Congress Thursday demanded that Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh be sacked after the Election Commission wrote to the President pointing to poll code violation by him.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed this was the first time in the history of India that a governor openly campaigned for a prime minister.

He alleged Singh "tarnished" the established traditions and accepted norms of the office of governor.

"He has no right to stay on the post of governor even for a minute," Surjewala told reporters here, adding the Congress moved the President the day Singh made the comments in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Asked whether the party has sought time from President Ram Nath Kovind to press their demand, Surjewala said, "We have (already) requested his Secretariat to give us time so that we personally meet him and urge upon him to remove Kalyan Singh Ji as Governor."