Chandigarh, 18 (KNS): BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was deliberately trying to run down the grace and dignity of the Governor's office repeatedly.

Commenting on the Punjab Governor's order to the chief minister to remove the newly-appointed PAU VC Dr SS Gosal , Chugh said it was the second incident within a fortnight in which the chief minister had violated the constitutional provisions to disgrace the governor.

He said the AAP government was deliberately challenging the authority of the Governor and is thus causing a constitutional break-down in the state.

 "Such incidents are not only bringing disgrace to the accomplished personalities but are also demonstrating how bankrupt the state government has become in discharging its responsibilities and duties' ', Chugh added.

 Chugh questioned the AAP government deliberately and calculatedly trying to disgrace the constitutional institutions to earn cheap popularity. He said the chief minister is challenging the rights and duties of the Punjab Governor which was a grave sign for the state.(KNS)