Governor Appointments: What's The Big Political Message?
The appointment of new governors by the President has opened up a political debate - the removal of Bhagat Singh Koshiyari as Maharashtra governor and the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Justice S Abdul Nazeer, in particular. While the opposition celebrate the removal of the former, who frequently hit headlines for his run-ins with the Uddhav Thackeray government, the appointment of a judge part of landmark judgements, including the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid dispute is being termed as 'a move that will reduce faith in the judiciary.' Tonight on Left, Right & Centre, we decode the political messaging behind the governors' reshuffle.
