Is Politics involved behind Kamla Beniwal’s sacking ? By Deepak Parvatiyar August 9, 2014 Kamala Beniwal presents a queer study in political career. From being the first female minister in Rajasthan at the age of barely 27 years to being an 87-year-old governor of Mizoram – ‘sacked’ unceremoniously following charges of partisan politics and corruption – she has seen it all, politically. She was also the first female governor of any state of Northeast India when she became the governor of Tripura in October 2009. Now, the Narendra Modi government cited the following major reasons for sacking her – 1. She caused a loss of Rs 1216 crore in central funds to Gujarat, when she was governor of the state, by keeping Lokayukta amendment bill pending for ‘prolonged period’ in 2013. 2. Her “unethical” involvement in the affairs of a cooperative society in Jaipur as cited in a June 27 report from the Rajasthan government. President Pranab Mukherjee took the final call after se
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