Governor should allow continuation of state govt policies:Tuki

Deposed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today said development process initiated by the state government should not be stopped at any cost.
"Governor J P Rajkhowa should allow continuation of all the policies and programmes of the state government without any discrimination. If any development work will stop, people will revolt," Tuki told PTI over telephone from New Delhi.
Stating that he has "high regard for the constitutional post of the Governor", Tuki said he (governor) should work for the overall interest of the people without any discrimination and ensure that lives and properties of people are protected.
Taking a dig at the Governor, the former chief minister said that the present political turmoil in the state was "created by the Governor himself" and now he should be more careful that such situation does not occur again.

"He (Governor) wants power to rule the state and the Centre has provided him with it by imposing President's Rule. He should now rule the state smoothly without affecting the developmental process. Public peace and security should be maintained with priority," Tuki said.
Reacting to the demands of the rebel Congress MLAs for his removal from the leadership of the CLP, Tuki said that no Tom, Dick and Harry could do that when the matter is sub judice and the cases are taken up on day to day basis in the Supreme Court.

"The constitution bench of the apex court is hearing the cases and till a final verdict is pronounced, nothing is possible," he confidently said.

Spokesperson of the rebel Congress group Passang Dorjee Sona told PTI in New Delhi yesterday that the 21 dissident MLAs have demanded removal of Tuki as the CLP leader so that the party could continue to have a government.
"The dissident MLAs continue to be in Congress and have nothing against party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi but against the style and functioning of Tuki," Sona said.
"We are Congress MLAs. We want a Congress government not a BJP government. We have nothing against our high command. If Tuki is removed from the leadership, everything will be resolved and a Congress government will be installed in the state," Sona had said.