UP Guv refers controversial bills to President

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today referred two controversial bills to President Pranab Mukherjee, including one to curtail powers of mayors, which led to a war of words between senior minister Azam Khan and Raj Bhavan.
The Governor has sent Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and UP Nagarpalika Vidhi (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to President Pranab Mukherjee for reference, a Raj Bhavan release said here.
After going through both the Bills, the Governor found that some provisions in the two proposed legislations were contrary to the concept of local self administration and democracy, it said.
Referring to a provision in the Nagar Nigam Bill, the release said it empowers the government to issue show cause notice to Mayors and chairmen on getting complaints of corruption, inaction and misbehaviour with officials and in case of not being satisfied with their replies, can curtail their administrative and financial powers and give their charge to administrative officials.

After that, the government will order an inquiry against them but who will conduct it and its process has not been stated in the bill, it said.
The Governor has also informed the Chief Minister about sending these bills to the President.
Azam Khan has alleged that the Bill was not given assent so that mayors could not be punished for their "dishonesty".
He accused the Governor of stalling several bills by not giving his assent and that it was giving an impression that Naik was working under the "influence of a party".