PTI n Chandigarh/New Delhi
The tussle between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and the State's AAP Government over the convening of the Assembly session escalated further on Saturday with the former seeking to remind Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of his duties.
Purohit dashed off a fresh letter to Mann, saying the Chief Minister's legal advisors were not adequately briefing him.
The Governor also said it appears the Chief Minister was "too much angry" with him.
As Punjab joins a growing list of non-BJP ruled States where the Government and the Governor have witnessed a face-off, the ruling AAP sharpened its attack against Purohit, alleging he is acting at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).
Aam Aadmi Party's(AAP) chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj also asked Purohit to be mindful of his limits and not cross the "Lakshman rekha".
States like Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have in the recent past witnessed a Governor versus State Government battle over a range of issues.