Unhappy with Modi-govt, Mamata Banerjee rushes to save West Bengal Governor

Kolkata, June 17:

on Tuesday, June 17 rushed to meet

Governor

who was reported to have been pressurised to tender his resignation. Ms Banerjee, who has been opposing Prime Minister

, met the governor in Kolkata.

Ms Banerjee's sudden meeting with Narayanan raised eyebrows as experts believe that it was her another move of opposing Modi government's decision of removing all UPA-appointed governors.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy claimed, "The governors should resign themselves. They were appointed by Sonia Gandhi and not on merit." However, there were no confirmed official reports which says that Modi government has been creating pressure on UPA-appointed governors to resign.

Mamata Banerjee unhappy with Modi govt's decision on governors

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi tendered his resignation on Tuesday, June 17. He submitted his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee, officials at Raj Bhawan said. There were unconfirmed reports that HR Bhardwaj and JB Patnaik -- Karnataka and Assam governors respectively, too have resigned.

Other state governors, who along with Narayanan may face resign in near future, are -- Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil, Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, Kerala Governor -- Sheila Dikshit, Kamla Beniwal Governor Gujarat, K Sankaranarayanan in Maharashtra and Devendra Konwar in Tripura.

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