Democracy Is Over: Kejriwal After Punjab Guv Withdraws Order on Special Session

This comes after the Punjab cabinet approved the summoning of a special session of the Assembly on 22 September.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday, 21 September, called the Governor's decision to withdraw orders for a special Assembly session "undemocratic," while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal blamed it on the "failure of Operation Lotus."

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday withdrew orders by the Punjab government, which called for an Assembly session for a "confidence motion," citing the "absence of specific rules" to do so.

This comes days after the Punjab cabinet approved the summoning of a special session of the Assembly on 22 September for a confidence motion.

Reacting to the development, Kejriwal tweeted, "How can the governor refuse a session called by the cabinet? Then democracy is over."

राज्यपाल कैबिनेट द्वारा बुलाए सत्र को कैसे मना कर सकते हैं? फिर तो जनतंत्र खतम है

दो दिन पहले राज्यपाल ने सत्र की इजाज़त दी। जब ऑपरेशन लोटस फ़ेल होता लगा और संख्या पूरी नहीं हुई तो ऊपर से फ़ोन आया कि इजाज़त वापिस ले लो

आज देश में एक तरफ़ संविधान है और दूसरी तरफ़ ऑपरेशन लोटस। pic.twitter.com/BHwuyUG23X

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 21, 2022