CPM demands Tathagata Roy's sacking over Kashmir tweet
PTI | Feb 21, 2019, 16:19 IST
File photo of Tathagata RoyNEW DELHI: The CPM on Thursday demanded
sacking of Meghalaya governor
Tathagata Roy
over his support for calls of boycotting
Kashmir in the wake of the Pulwama attack.
Describing Roy' s comments as "outrageous", the CPM's Politburo in a statement said the governor's endorsement comes at time when Kashmiris, particularly students, across the country were being victimised.
"Governor holds a constitutional office. As a representative of President he is expected to be a custodian of the Indian Constitution. This is not the first time he has made public comments which disgrace the post he holds and violate the fundamentals of the Indian Constitution," the statement said.
Roy on Tuesday had tweeted his support for boycott of Kashmir and Kashmiris.
"An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don't visit Kashmir,don't go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don't buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree," Roy had tweeted.
The CPM said, "This is a transgression and is unacceptable. The President of India must immediately sack him."
Describing Roy' s comments as "outrageous", the CPM's Politburo in a statement said the governor's endorsement comes at time when Kashmiris, particularly students, across the country were being victimised.
"Governor holds a constitutional office. As a representative of President he is expected to be a custodian of the Indian Constitution. This is not the first time he has made public comments which disgrace the post he holds and violate the fundamentals of the Indian Constitution," the statement said.
Roy on Tuesday had tweeted his support for boycott of Kashmir and Kashmiris.
"An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don't visit Kashmir,don't go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don't buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree," Roy had tweeted.
The CPM said, "This is a transgression and is unacceptable. The President of India must immediately sack him."
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