Rajendra Arlekar assumed charge as Governor of Himachal Pradesh on July 13 and in less than two months he has made so many trips to Goa. This is all unnecessary burden on the exchequer. If Rajendra Arlekar cannot serve Himachal Pradesh by detaching his mind from the State then perhaps he should seek a transfer as Governor of Goa. It s expected that once charge is taken, the Governor cuts all his links with his former political party and petty politics. And if politics is his inclination, it is a call he would have to take. But it is absolutely inappropriate and gross abuse of power to be hopping from Shimla to his home in Goa so often.
Hopefully at least after becoming Governor, Rajendra Arlekar has surrendered his HP petrol pump dealership “Om Shree Vetobaa” at Vasco to make way for somebody unemployed. He continued with it illegally after becoming an MLA.
Clause 7 of the Hindustan Petroleum guidelines specifically requires that the dealer should be paying attention towards day-to-day working of the petrol pump by personally managing its affairs and is not allowed to take up any other employment. But persons of eminence and integrity in public life today are rare to find.
