CPI demands withdrawal of Prez rule in Arunachal

New Delhi, January 28 (PTI): Hitting out at the NDA government over imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh, CPI today demanded withdrawal of the "anti-constitutional" decision and the removal of Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa. "We condemn the imposition of President's rule there (Arunachal Pradesh). It is an anti-constitutional step by the NDA government. We demand withdrawal of the decision and recall of Rajkhowa in the interest of democracy," CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said in a statement.

  Reddy also targeted Rajkhowa for allegedly taking "over-initiative" in helping BJP impose central rule in the north-eastern state.   He dismissed the Governor's reported remarks that there was law and order problem in the state (before the central rule was clamped).